Health department officials are urging residents to be alert and aware of the signs of rabies after a domestic cat tested positive for rabies on May 13, 2022.
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.