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2024: Animals That Tested Positive for Rabies in Erie County

Type of Animal Number Positive
Bat 9
Cat* 2
Deer  
Dog  
Fox  
Raccoon** 8
Skunk  
Woodchuck  
Cattle  
Sheep  
Total 19
Count Date Reported Positive Animal Township
1 4/29/2024 Raccoon Lawtons
2 5/24/2024 Raccoon Derby
3 6/11/2024 Raccoon Amherst
4 7/9/2024 Bat East Aurora
5* 8/5/2024 Cat Buffalo
6 8/8/2024 Bat Hamburg
7* 8/28/2024 Cat Lockport
8 8/28/2024 Bat Buffalo
9 8/28/2024 Bat East Aurora
10 8/28/2024 Bat Buffalo
11 9/20/2024 Bat Buffalo
12 9/24/2024 Bat Tonawanda
13 9/27/2024 Bat Alden
14 10/21/2024 Raccoon West Falls
15** 10/29/2024 Raccoon Buffalo
16 11/26/2024 Raccoon Tonawanda
17 11/29/2024 Bat West Seneca
18 12/23/2024 Raccoon Getzville
19** 12/27/2024 Raccoon East Amherst

*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 sent to Wadsworth Lab by USDA.

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