Chai! Na wah oh, gist don drop wey concern dog wey catch rabies for Chicago. Dis one na serious matter, my people!

For December 19, 2025, dem confirm say one dog wey stay for Chicago don test positive for rabies. Na di first time since 1964 wey dog test positive for rabies for Cook County. Wetin happen? Dis dog dey live for house, and e don dey show some odd behavior before dem cut am off.

Dis dog no be small pikin, e don pass one year old and had been adopted after dem carry am from one Florida rescue group. Dem say him don get rabies vaccine back in June, but e still catch di virus. Wetin really dey happen? Some experts dey investigate how dis rabies tins fit happen, because dem no wan make am look like magic!

As e be now, 13 people wey don get near di dog don dey follow protocol and dem dey receive rabies post-exposure treatment. E no too dey serious for dem, but dem don dey warn pipo make dem dey vigilant. E no sweet for anybody to hear say rabies dey show face again, especially for place wey people don dey take care of animals well!

Di officials dey follow up carefully, and dem discover say di dog bite one person on December 11, before dem carry am go sleep permanently on December 18. Na so dem test am and confirm say na rabies be di problem.

Rabies no be joke matter, na virus wey fit cause madness and lead to death if e no treat am sharp sharp. Di long incubation period fit make matter dey last for months before symptoms go show.

PAWS Chicago, di shelter wey don handle dis case, don assure di public say dem dey take steps to protect everybodi wey don come in contact with di dog. Dem dey sure say di risk for di general public and dem pets dey low, but e go good make everybody dey careful. E good make we no forget say dem don vaccinate dem dogs and also dey always keep dem under check.

As we dey follow dis matter, e go help if everybody fit keep their eyes open and address any strange behaviors wey dem dey see for their pets. In no funny matter when e come to our furry friends wey dey bring joy to our lives.