Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
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18%
3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Health officials in B.C. are warning people in the Kootenay Lake region to avoid contact with skunks after one animal recently tested positive for rabies.
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animal → warn → rabies
Interior Health (IH) and the BC Centre for Disease Control confirmed the rabies case on Thursday.
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Health → confirm → Thursday
In a release, the agencies said it’s believed the skunk was infectious between Aug. 15 and Sept. 4.
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skunk → say → Aug.
“While interactions with skunks are extremely rare, IH has assessed and treated a small number of individuals who may have been exposed in the Kootenay Lake region, and is asking anyone who had contact with a skunk in this geographic area to come forward for assessment,” IH wrote in a release.
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IH → assess → release
Anyone who was bitten or scratched by a skunk in the region is asked to immediately contact their local public health office, visit a primary care provider or go to an emergency department.
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who → bite → department
This is especially important if the contact happened after Aug. 15.
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contact → happen → Aug.
Any pets that were bitten or scratched by a skunk should be seen by a veterinarian, IH added.
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IH → bite → veterinarian
According to IH, rabies is a serious viral infection that affects the brain and nervous system.
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that → accord → brain
It can be spread through a bite or scratch from an infected animal.
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It → spread → animal
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“Rabies virus is not transmitted through exposure to the spray, urine or feces of infected skunks in B.C.,” the release said.
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release → get → B.C.
“Bats are the only known reservoirs of rabies, meaning they can carry the disease and pass it on without showing signs of the disease themselves.
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they → know → disease
Occasional spillovers to other animal species have occurred in B.C.”
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spillovers → occur → B.C.
The health authority noted that rabies infections in people “are extremely rare in B.C. and Canada.”
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infections → note → B.C.
“Infections are usually fatal, but preventable when vaccines are administered promptly after an exposure,” it added.
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it → administer → exposure
Anyone who sees a skunk or wild animal acting abnormally should call the BC RAPP line at 1-877-952-RAPP (7277).
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skunk → see → RAPP
An infected animal may seem disoriented or sick, and may be active during unusual times of day, show no fear of people, or be unusually aggressive.
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animal → seem → people
For more information about rabies and what to do if a person or pet is scratched or bitten by a bat or skunk, people can visit the BC Centre for Disease Control website.
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people → do → website
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