DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Health officials in DeKalb County are warning residents after a new positive case of rabies in the area.

Authorities say the latest case was found in a cat in the Stone Mountain area.

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Officials with the DeKalb County government said the cat was captured and euthanized before testing positive for the dangerous virus.

This is the third rabies case in cats reported in DeKalb County in recent months. The first case was identified on June 11 at a residence on Maryland Drive in Doraville. The second was reported the following day, June 12, on Cedar Ridge Trail in Stone Mountain.

Health officials have not said where the cat in this case was found and caught.

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