According, to the Virginia Department of Health, a skunk tested positive for rabies over the weekend in the Forestdale ...
The Lynchburg Health Department received the confirmation following an altercation between the skunk and a pet dog. The skunk was in the area of Simsbury Lane in the Forestdale subdivision.
It’s the first reported rabies case in Lexington since October, when a rabid skunk bit a dog. Health department officials don’t think the skunk had any contact with pets in the area.