rabies

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Camden County officials confirm a positive rabies case in a local raccoon, urging South Jersey residents to take precautions and seek immediate medical attention if scratched or bitten.

Residents in Warren Township, Somerset County have been told by health officials to be on alert after a teen was bitten by a "sickly-looking" fox in broad daylight.

Two Westfield residents were bitten by a possibly rabid raccoon, prompting urgent warnings from health officials to stay safe and alert.

A groundhog killed by a family dog in the backyard of a township home on Tuesday has tested positive for rabies, Camden County officials said Friday.

A stray cat and a raccoon that attacked a dog both tested positive for rabies within days of each other, in separate incidents in two townships.

The incidents occurred on July 15 on Wheat Road, according to the county, with one resident being bitten on the hand. Both people have begun post-exposure rabies treatment.

Ever since a late-1990s zoonotic outbreak, rabies cases in Cape May County have trended historically low and local officials believe the continued deployment of vaccine-filled baits is a major reason why.