May 3, 2012 As we've reported in past weeks, there have been several confirmed cases of rabies in Oneida County. Now the Oneida County Health Department is urging pet owners to make sure their pets receive the rabies vaccine.
April 24, 2012 We've reported a few confirmed cases of rabies in the past few months, mostly rabid raccoons. Now, there are two more confirmed cases.
March 7, 2012 The mild winter weather has been a factor in many wild animals, such as raccoons being sighted out and about in residential areas. Now, a second case of a rabid raccoon has been confirmed in western Oneida County.
February 14, 2012 The milder weather that we've been experiencing this winter in central New York has its advantages and disadvantages. One problem is that wild animals normally dormant in the woods are wandering out into populated areas, and now the first confirmed case of a rabid animal in our area in 2012 has been reported in Camden.
