A Sandy Springs woman and her pet poodle were found dead in her vehicle around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at a rest stop off I-475N in Macon.
According to Bibb County coroner Leon Jones, 60-year-old Marcia Abbott was last seen by her family about a week ago. He said she and the dog were found in her Nissan Altima noting "there was lots of medication found in the car."
Jones said Abbott's next of kin is being notified. An autopsy will performed Thursday.
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Thursday, July 16, 2015
Study: High-risk areas for Lyme disease are growing
NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say the geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically.
U.S. cases remain concentrated in the Northeast and upper Midwest. But now more areas in those regions are considered high risk.
A new report shows 260 counties where the risk of catching Lyme disease from tick bites is at least twice the national average, up from 130 a decade earlier.
Lyme disease is most common in wooded suburban and far suburban counties. Scientists aren't sure why high-risk areas are expanding, but it likely has something to do with development and other changes that cause the mice, deer and ticks that carry the bacteria to move.
The article was published online Wednesday in a journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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U.S. cases remain concentrated in the Northeast and upper Midwest. But now more areas in those regions are considered high risk.
A new report shows 260 counties where the risk of catching Lyme disease from tick bites is at least twice the national average, up from 130 a decade earlier.
Lyme disease is most common in wooded suburban and far suburban counties. Scientists aren't sure why high-risk areas are expanding, but it likely has something to do with development and other changes that cause the mice, deer and ticks that carry the bacteria to move.
The article was published online Wednesday in a journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/health/2015/07/15/study-high-risk-areas-for-lyme-disease-are-growing/30216145/
Dog flu in Metro Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. -- New numbers show dog flu is rapidly spreading across the metro-area.
The University Of Georgia's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory confirms more than 80 cases in every corner of the metro. Including a whopping 49 in Fulton County, by far the most in the state.
Out of the 293 cases tested at the lab for canine influenza, 88 have come back positive and five more are suspected.
Dr. Duffy Jones with Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital says this is a dog flu unlike anything we've seen in a while.
"This flu is much more contagious. It came from Chicago and it's the same kind of epidemic that they dealt with up there," said Jones.
The dog flu killed animals in Chicago. Thankfully, that hasn't happened here.
But dog owners should still be on high-alert because the disease can spread so quickly.
"Because this is so contagious, the hardest things is anytime there are a lot of dogs together, your chance of having this and spreading this goes up," Jones said.
Which is why Henry County took the proactive steps to close down the two county dogs parks earlier this week. Other counties and cities are taking steps to warn dog owners of the risk of flu.
Just like you would keep your child away from other sick kids, Dr. Jones says the same advice works for dogs.
"What you want to look for is coughing and sneezing," Jones said. "These dogs look like you or I do when we have the flu. They look sick. If you see that we want to get them treated right away."
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http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/georgia/2015/07/15/dog-flu-continues-to-impact-metro-atlanta/30222153/
The University Of Georgia's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory confirms more than 80 cases in every corner of the metro. Including a whopping 49 in Fulton County, by far the most in the state.
Out of the 293 cases tested at the lab for canine influenza, 88 have come back positive and five more are suspected.
Dr. Duffy Jones with Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital says this is a dog flu unlike anything we've seen in a while.
"This flu is much more contagious. It came from Chicago and it's the same kind of epidemic that they dealt with up there," said Jones.
The dog flu killed animals in Chicago. Thankfully, that hasn't happened here.
But dog owners should still be on high-alert because the disease can spread so quickly.
"Because this is so contagious, the hardest things is anytime there are a lot of dogs together, your chance of having this and spreading this goes up," Jones said.
Which is why Henry County took the proactive steps to close down the two county dogs parks earlier this week. Other counties and cities are taking steps to warn dog owners of the risk of flu.
Just like you would keep your child away from other sick kids, Dr. Jones says the same advice works for dogs.
"What you want to look for is coughing and sneezing," Jones said. "These dogs look like you or I do when we have the flu. They look sick. If you see that we want to get them treated right away."
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http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/georgia/2015/07/15/dog-flu-continues-to-impact-metro-atlanta/30222153/
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