According to the Cape Cod and South East Massachusetts Rabies Task Force, raccoon variant rabies has not been detected on Cape Cod since 2021. And prior to that, it had not been detected since 2013.

Rabid raccoon warning in Cape Elizabeth. Story by WGME Staff • 11h. CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (WGME) -- The Maine CDC has identified a rabid racoon in Cape Elizabeth.

Prior to 2021, the last case of raccoon variant rabies on Cape Cod was in 2013." A DNA sample was taken from the dead raccoon, which may allow officials to pinpoint where it came from.

State health officials are urging anyone who came in contact with a raccoon found dead on Cape Cod that later tested positive for rabies to contact them and take a risk assessment for the disease.

In September 2022, the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, Massachusetts, announced on Facebook that a local homeowner spotted a raccoon with a peanut butter jar stuck over its head and alerted ...

Police in Portsmouth are trying to track down a raccoon believed to be rabid after they said it bit someone in a Market Basket parking lot. Skip to content. NOWCAST News 9 at Noon.

Where did the dead raccoon come from? That somewhat peculiar question is a matter of high concern for public health officials, after the deceased animal, found on the side of Smith Lane in Eastham on ...