NCDHHS told Catawba County Public Health that several goats tied to a mobile petting zoo tested positive for rabies; a nearby private event was held Aug. 9 on Miller Mills Road in Hickory, Burke County.
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NACCHO named Catawba County Public Health among 61 Promising Practice winners for 2026 for Community Health Worker help to detention inmates after incarceration.
The county cited 310 North Carolina cases in 2025, up from 201 in 2024, and six Catawba County cases in 2025, up from three in 2024, and listed home steps to limit Legionella growth.
The North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors honored Catawba County Health Director Jennifer McCracken at a March 11 awards luncheon in Cary.