SOUTH RIVER – A skunk tested positive for rabies in South River.
A skunk was found acting erratically in the yard of a resident of Hillside Avenue near Ford Street on July 23, according to information provided by the Middlesex County Office of Health Services.
The skunk was euthanized by police, retrieved by animal control and sent to the New Jersey Department of Health Laboratory for testing, according to officials. It was reported on July 26 that the animal tested positive for rabies.
There are no human exposures and no domestic animal exposures to the skunk, according to the statement.
This is the sixth rabid animal reported within Middlesex County for 2017 and the first rabid animal in South River.