The discovery of a third rabid raccoon in Amityville leads to a Suffolk health warning and calls for increased public ...

Health officials say a dead raccoon found in Amityville on March 4, 2025, tested positive for rabies. The confirmation was received from the Wadsworth Center at the New York State Department of ...

It’s a new Amityville horror. Health officials confirmed the first two cases of rabid raccoons in Amityville since 2009 — and warned the disease could be spreading. “We are very concerned ...

AMITYVILLE, NY — Rabies has been confirmed in a raccoon in Suffolk County for the second time this year. The Suffolk County Department of Health Services reported that a dead raccoon found in ...

a raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Suffolk, county health officials said. A dead raccoon discovered in Amityville on Tuesday tested positive for rabies at a state health department ...

A raccoon in Brunswick County has tested positive for rabies. Here are some steps to follow to keep you and loved ones safe.

So far this year, one other raccoon also tested positive for rabies. In 2024, JCPHS received 13 reports of rabid animals. Rabies can be fatal and it attacks the brain and spinal cord.

Rabid raccoon found in town of Le Ray This is the third animal to test positive for rabies in Jefferson County this year. So far in 2025, two other raccoons also tested positive for rabies.