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

It’s a new Amityville horror. Health officials confirmed the first two cases of rabid raccoons in Amityville since 2009 — and ...

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 ...

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 rabid raccoon was discovered in Gaston County after being attacked by two dogs. The raccoon tested positive for rabies, prompting authorities to canvass the neighborhood and notify health officials.

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.