Tag: New Jersey Department of Health Laboratory

  • No exposures to rabid skunk reported in North Brunswick

    No exposures to rabid skunk reported in North Brunswick

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A skunk tested positive for rabies in the vicinity of Farrington Boulevard and Hoover Avenue. A skunk was observed acting erratically in the area on Sept. 22, so local Animal Control responded to the site and secured the skunk, according to information provided by the Middlesex County Office of Health Services. The…

  • Five people, one pet exposed to rabid bat in East Brunswick

    Five people, one pet exposed to rabid bat in East Brunswick

      EAST BRUNSWICK – A bat tested positive for rabies in the vicinity of Yorktown Road and Brandywine Drive. A bat was found in a home on Yorktown Road on Sept. 17. The bat was captured by animal control and was sent to the New Jersey Department of Health Laboratory for testing. It was reported…

  • Rabid raccoon is first animal with rabies in North Brunswick this year

    Rabid raccoon is first animal with rabies in North Brunswick this year

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A raccoon tested positive for rabies in the vicinity of Mare Haven Court and Stallion Way in North Brunswick. A raccoon was found acting erratically and aggressively in the yard of a resident of Mare Haven Court on Aug. 30, according to information provided by the Middlesex County Office of Health Services.…