UPDATE: County officials say the baby raccoon has been found and was voluntarily turned over to Animal Care & Control.
Officials continue to urge anyone who may have had direct contact with the baby raccoon to please call Mecklenburg County Public Health immediately at 704-614-6512 during normal business hours, or 704-432-0871 after hours or on weekends.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Mecklenburg County Health Department is requesting assistance in locating the couple who brought their pet baby raccoon into a pet store on South Boulevard over the weekend.
Officials also need help locating other customers who may have had direct contact with the baby raccoon. In North Carolina, raccoons are major reservoirs for rabies, a deadly viral infection that can be spread by the saliva or scratch of an animal that may or may not appear to be ill.
People who had direct contact with the baby raccoon may need shots for exposure to rabies.
