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Bat in Unadilla Tests Positive for Rabies

A press release from the Otsego County Department of Health reports that a bat in the Town of Unadilla tested positive for rabies on August 8. One person is receiving post-exposure vaccination. Rabies is a fatal viral infection that can be transmitted through the bite or scratch of an infected animal or contact with saliva to broken skin or mucus membranes.…

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Bobcat Tests Positive for Rabies

The Otsego County Department of Health reports that a bobcat from the Town of Unadilla tested positive for rabies on July 15. One vaccinated dog was exposed. The dog received a booster vaccine and was treated for wounds. Four people are undergoing rabies post-exposure treatment.…

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2 In Cooperstown Tested For Rabies After Bat Infected

2 In Cooperstown Tested For Rabies After Bat Infected COOPERSTOWN – A bat tested positive for rabies in Cooperstown Friday, and two people were exposed and are being tested, the county Health Department reported today. A bite from a rabid animal can be fatal, and the health department is cautioning people to say away from stray or wild animals, and make sure their children do, too.…

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Found In Room With 4 People Sleeping, Bat Tests For Rabies

Found In Room With 4 People Sleeping, Bat Tests For Rabies ONEONTA – A second bat, this one retrieved from a room in Oneonta where four people were sleeping, tested positive for rabies today, the county Health Department announced. The bat was captured and sent for rabies testing; the people exposed were started on post-exposure treatment. This is the second local rabies alert:  On April 14, a skunk tested positive in the Town of Hartwick.…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 Sign Up To Get Pets Vaccinated RABIES CLINIC – 1 – 6 p.m. Free rabies vaccination for cats, dogs, ferrets. Scheduling for 30 minute intervals to follow social distancing. First come, first serve. Susquehanna SPCA, Rt. 28, Cooperstown. 607-547-4230 or visit sqspca.org/sqspca-offering-free-weekly-rabies-clinics-on-first-come-first-served-basis/…

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In Crisis, Shelter Does County Rabies Testing

In Crisis, Shelter Holds County Rabies Clinics HARTWICK SEMINARY – Due to social-distancing strictures, the county Health Department cancelled its regular rabies clinics this past week. Susquehanna Animal Shelter Executive Director Stacie Haynes stepped up: She proposed that the SQSPCA fill the gap, and the DOH agreed.…

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Skunk Tested For Rabies; One Person In Treatment

FOUND INJURED ON HARTWICK ROAD Skunk Tested For Rabies; One Person In Treatment HARTWICK – A skunk tested positive for rabies today in the Town of Hartwick, the county  Health Department reports. The animal was found in a roadway, was taken to a local veterinarian and sent to the state lab for rabies testing. One person was exposed, and is undergoing rabies-post exposure treatment.…