Tag: rabies
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Raccoon tested positive for rabies in Monroe
MONROE — A raccoon found in the vicinity of Lori and Michelle streets recently has tested positive for rabies, the second in the township this year, according to the Middlesex County Office of Health Services. The Middlesex County Office of Health Services reported the raccoon with the positive rabies test in a release on Sept.…
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Rabid raccoon located in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK – The Middlesex County Office of Health Services confirmed a raccoon tested positive for rabies in East Brunswick. The animal control officer for the Township of East Brunswick responded to a report of a raccoon displaying neurological symptoms near a resident’s home on April 28. The raccoon was euthanized and sent to…
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Rabid raccoon located in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK – A raccoon tested positive for rabies in East Brunswick in the vicinity of Washington Avenue and Port Street. This is the fifth rabid animal reported within Middlesex County for 2018 and the first rabid animal in East Brunswick, according to Middlesex County Office of Health Services. On April 28, the animal control…
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First rabid animal in Middlesex County for 2018 found in Monroe
MONROE – The Middlesex County Office of Health Services is reporting that a raccoon tested positive for rabies in Monroe in the vicinity of Spotswood Gravel Hill Road and Garvey Drive. This is the first rabid animal reported within Middlesex County for 2018 and the first rabid animal in Monroe for the year, according to a…
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Multiple people in three counties exposed to rabid kitten
More than a dozen people in three New Jersey counties may have been exposed to a kitten that tested positive for rabies at the New Jersey Department of Health lab on Nov. 28. A stray kitten was found and adopted in Edison on Nov. 12, and the owner received rabies post-exposure prophylaxis beginning on Nov.…
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Rabid raccoon found in South River euthanized at veterinary office
SOUTH RIVER – South River is reporting its second rabid animal of 2017. Upon returning home on Oct. 31, two residents observed a raccoon in their driveway in the vicinity of Louis Street and Burton Avenue that appeared to be moving sluggishly and dragging its hind legs, according to a statement provided by the Middlesex…
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Rabies clinic set for Nov. 4 in East Brunswick
East Brunswick Township will hold its annual rabies clinic on Nov. 4 at the Cultural Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Cats only from 11 a.m. to noon; dogs and cats from noon to 3 p.m. All cats must be in carriers and all dogs must be leashed. All pets must be accompanied by…
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Skunk found in Kendall Park tests positive for rabies
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A rabid skunk was found in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick. On Oct. 17, the South Brunswick Health Department was notified by the New Jersey State Health Department that a skunk submitted for testing did test positive for rabies. This skunk was found in the vicinity of Langley Road in…
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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…