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Animals That Tested Positive for Rabies in Erie County

2025 Data

Type of Animal Number Positive
Bat 18***
Cat 2
Deer  
Dog  
Fox 2
Raccoon 7*, **
Skunk 6**
Woodchuck  
Cattle  
Sheep  
Total 35
Count Date Reported Positive Animal Township
1 1/13/2025 Fox Lancaster
2* 2/26/2025 Raccoon Forestville
3 4/29/2025 Bat Tonawanda
4 5/7/2025 Skunk Lakeview
5 5/7/2025 Skunk Amherst
6** 5/27/2025 Skunk Amherst
7 6/5/2025 Skunk Tonawanda
8 6/17/2025 Bat Kenmore
9 6/17/2025 Bat Orchard Park
10 6/20/2025 Skunk Orchard Park
11 7/7/2025 Bat Tonawanda
12 7/9/2025 Cat Cheektowaga
13 7/10/2025 Cat Marilla
14 7/10/2025 Bat Getzville
15 7/21/2025 Raccoon Wales
16 8/7/2025 Skunk Clarence Center
17 8/7/2025 Bat Orchard Park
18 8/12/2025 Bat Tonawanda
19 8/21/2025 Bat Amherst
20 8/22/2025 Bat Snyder
21*** 9/8/2025 Bat Lawtons
22 9/15/2025 Bat Buffalo
23 9/18/2025 Bat Buffalo
24 9/22/2025 Bat Williamsville
25 9/22/2025 Bat Tonawanda
26 9/24/2025 Raccoon West Seneca
27 9/30/2025 Raccoon Lancaster
28 10/02/2025 Raccoon Akron
29 10/06/2025 Raccoon Akron
30 10/08/2025 Raccoon Amherst
31 10/08/2025 Bat Williamsville
32 10/09/2025 Fox East Amherst
33 10/17/2025 Bat Buffalo
34 11/07/2025 Bat East Amherst
35 11/17/2025 Bat Buffalo

*Rabid specimens were prepared for testing in Erie County & shipped to Wadsworth Lab by Erie County Department of Health.

** A rabid specimen was prepared by and send to Wadsworth Lab by USDA.

*** A rabid specimen was prepared and sent to Wadsworth Lab by Seneca Nation Health System

Past Data

Data from previous years

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