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Edgewood, MD
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Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus In Anne Arundel County
A new alert has been issued in Anne Arundel County after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. The county's Department of Health issued an alert on Friday, Nov. 1 advising that anyone who may have come into contact with a raccoon this week in the 6500 block of Shadyside Road in Shadyside should contact officials after the animal tested positive for the virus. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the raccoon tested positive for rabies, though therea re concerns it may have spread to other people and pets in the surrounding area. Rabies is a viral disease that mainly infects mammals (warm-blooded ani…
Alexandria, VA
News
Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus Near Dora Kelley Nature Park
An alert has been issued by the Alexandria Health Department advising that a raccoon tested positive for rabies after being collected at an area park. On Sunday, Oct. 27, officials say that a raccoon came into contact with a dog in the area near Sanger Avenue along a Dora Kelley Nature Park trail, which later tested positive for the virus. The raccoon is dead, the dog is isolated, but there is an increased risk in the area, health officials are cautioning. Rabies is a viral disease that mainly infects mammals (warm-blooded animals who nurse their young) and is spread through the saliva of …
Fallston, MD
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Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus In Fallston Area
A fresh alert has been issued in Harford County after another raccoon tested positive for rabies. The Harford County Health Department issued an alert cautioning that on Thursday, the agency received confirmation from the Maryland Department of Health that a raccoon tested positive for the virus in Fallston. While the raccoon was found near the 2200 block of Pleasantville Road, and may have exposed other people or pets in the surrounding area., they said. "It may seem like there have been a lot of rabies exposure alerts lately, but the number of positive rabid animals that the Harford Coun…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County: DOH
A raccoon in Hunterdon County tested positive for rabies on Wednesday, Oct. 16, authorities said. The racoon was in the area of Ramsey Road in Clinton Township, the Department of Health said. Area residents who may have had contact with this raccoon any time between Friday, Sept. 27 and Friday, Oct. 11 should notify their primary care physician immediately or the Hunterdon Medical Center Emergency Room to discuss concerns, the Department of Health said. Residents are reminded not to pick up stray animals at any time since saliva from infected animals should be considered infectious, the De…
Gloucester Township, NJ
News
Family Dog Kills Rabid Skunk In Gloucester Township, Health Officials Say
A family dog was being monitored after killing a rabid skunk in a Gloucester Township backyard, officials said. The Camden County Health Department announced the skunk tested positive for the disease in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Health officials said the dog "recently" killed a skunk in their owners' backyard. A Gloucester Township animal control officer picked up the skunk and brought it for testing at the state Public Health and Environmental Laboratories (PHEL) in Trenton. PHEL notified the county's health department on October 9 that the skunk tested posit…
Frederick, MD
News
Third Groundhog Tests Positive For Rabies Within Same Quarter-Mile Area In Frederick County
For the third time in as many months, a groundhog has tested positive for rabies in Frederick County in the same neighborhood, this time after getting in a fight with a dog, health officials are cautioning. An alert was issued on Tuesday, Oct. 8 cautioning that the animal collected in the Willowcrest neighborhood in Frederick last week tested positive for the virus, the third to test positive for rabies in a quarter-mile area in the last three months. Google Maps satellite view "Finding this many rabid animals a short distance from each other and over a short period of time is unusua…
Gloucester Township, NJ
News
Dog Who Encountered Rabid Skunk Quarantining In Gloucester Township
An encounter with a rabid skunk has one South Jersey dog quarantining. An animal control officer responded to a Collingswood home on Thursday, Sept. 5, after a homeowner reported a skunk found in the backyard with the family dog, Camden County officials said in a release this week. Four days later, officials learned that the skunk had tested positive for rabies. "Rabies vaccination records for the dog were obtained and the dog received a rabies booster vaccine and will be under confinement and observation for 45 days," officials said. Officials urged residents to keep pet vaccination…
Edgewood, MD
News
Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus In Harford County
A fresh alert has been issued in Harford County after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. The Harford County Health Department issued an alert warning that on Friday, Sept. 6, anyone who came into contact with a raccoon in the Whiteford area may have been exposed to the virus. Officials say that on Friday, the raccoon was found in the 2900 block of Whiteford Road, though it may have spread to other people and pets in the surrounding area. "Witnessing a raccoon is not cause for alarm, but if you or your pets have had contact with a raccoon, please contact the Harford County Departmen…
Camden, NJ
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Rabid Skunk Found In Camden County
A skunk removed from a neighborhood in Gloucester Township has tested positive for rabies, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, a Gloucester Township resident observed their dogs with a skunk in their neighborhood. The Animal Control Officer for Gloucester Township picked up the animal and it was submitted for rabies testing at the state Public Health & Environmental Laboratories in Trenton (PHEL). There were no human exposures observed. The only exposures were the dogs. The Camden County Health Department was notified this week by the DHSS that the animal was rabid. The dogs …
Frederick, MD
News
Cat Found On Streets Around Frederick Neighborhood Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Officials
The Frederick County Health Department is cautioning that a cat found roaming around an area neighborhood has tested positive for rabies. An alert was issued on Thursday, Aug. 15, advising the community that a cat that was tracked down in the 3000 block of Garfield Road that later tested positive for the virus after attacking two people. Officials say that on Wednesday, there were multiple reports about a stray cat who had become feral and went after people in the area. It was picked up by Frederick County Animal Control in the area of Garfield Road, John Cline Road, and Brown Road. Goog…
Elkton, MD
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Feral Cat Prowling Outside Maryland Hotel Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department
A feral cat who became aggressive outside a Cecil County hotel has tested positive for rabies, the Health Department confirmed on Wednesday. On Saturday, Aug. 10, Animal Services picked up a cat near the Best Western hotel on Elwoods Road in North East that later tested positive for the virus after acting aggressively in the area. The cat was described as being a small to medium-sized brown and white female tabby. Officials caution that although the cat was found at the hotel, it may have exposed other people and pets in the surrounding area. According to health officials, "rabies is a vi…
Hyde Park, NY
News
Rabid Beaver Found In Hudson Valley
Residents in the region are being alerted to the discovery of a rabid beaver in the region. The Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health has confirmed a positive rabies test in a beaver captured after being observed at the Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area in the Town of Red Hook on Monday, Aug. 6. "Residents and visitors enjoying Tivoli Bay for paddleboarding and other activities should be aware of their surroundings and be cautious for any wildlife acting aggressively," according to a statement by the Dutchess County Government. If any individual or any dom…
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