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2016: Animals That Tested Positive for Rabies in Erie County

Rabid Animals in Erie County for 2016 by Species & Location 

Erie County Department of Health

Division of Environmental Health Services

Updated 11/25/2016 

Number of Animals Found Positive for Rabies in 2016

Type of Animal Number Positive
Bat 13
Cat * 2
Deer  
Dog  
Fox 3
Raccoon 10
Skunk 2
Woodchuck 1
Cattle  
Total 31

* 06/30/2016 and 10/11/2016 NYS Rabies lab reported: Variant virus RNA by real-time RT-PCR: Raccoon variant

Count Date Reported Positive Animal Township
1 01/14/2016 Raccoon Aurora
2 01/20/2016 Raccoon Hamburg
3 01/20/2016 Bat Buffalo
4 02/03/2016 Skunk Orchard Park
5 03/16/2016 Raccoon Newstead
6 03/29/2016 Skunk Holland
7 04/06/2016 Raccoon North Collins
8 04/14/2016 Raccoon Brant
9 05/13/2016 Bat Amherst
10 05/18/2016 Fox Concord
11 05/31/2016 Raccoon Marilla
12 06/09/2016 Fox Newstead
13 06/20/2016 Fox Eden
14 06/21/2016 Cat * Aurora
-- * 06/30/2016 NYS Rabies lab reported: 

Variant virus RNA by real-time RT-PCR: Raccoon variant
   
15 06/29/2016 Bat Buffalo
16 07/12/2016 Bat Lackawanna
17 07/27/2016 Raccoon Hamburg
18 08/11/2016 Bat Buffalo
19 08/23/2016 Bat Tonawanda
20 08/26/2016 Raccoon Aurora
21 08/26/2016 Bat Tonawanda
22 08/30/2016 Woodchuck Eden
23 09/02/2016 Bat Buffalo
24 09/07/2016 Raccoon Eden
25 09/13/2016 Bat Holland
26 10/03/2016 Cat ** Eden
-- ** 10/11/2016 NYS Rabies lab reported:

Variant virus RNA by real-time RT-PCR: Raccoon variant 
   
27 10/26/2016 Raccoon Holland
28 10/31/2016 Bat Buffalo
29 11/01/2016 Bat Orchard Park
30 11/08/2016 Bat Buffalo
31 11/23/16 Bat Clarence
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