BRIEF: 'Potential contagious disease outbreak': Animal Shelter closed until 1 p.m., police say

Aug. 23--The Wichita Animal Shelter is closed until 1 Thursday afternoon as police deal with "a potential contagious disease outbreak," according to a tweet from the Wichita Police Department Twitter account.

The tweet did not name the contagious disease or say if it's a human or animal disease. The animal shelter and the police department were not immediately available for comment Thursday morning.

This story will be updated as details become available.

Chance Swaim: 316-269-6752, @byChanceSwaim

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