A rise in rabies cases is prompting health officials in Nassau County, Long Island, to declare an "imminent public health threat" – a move that officials hope will help secure resources to ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – Raccoons with rabies have been detected across Long Island since last summer, according to health officials in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Nassau County reported ...

A rise in rabies cases is prompting health officials in Nassau County, Long Island, to declare an "imminent public health threat" – a move that officials hope will help secure resources to combat the ...

The Nassau County Department of Health declared an imminent public health threat due to 25 confirmed cases of rabies in the past year.

A raccoon is biting people in New Jersey and officials in New York declared an imminent threat to public health ...

New York health officials are encouraging pet owners to keep rabies vaccinations current amid a rise in positive cases, ...

Rabies affects the central nervous system, and how fast it progresses depends on how close the exposure site is to the brain. Initial symptoms can appear similar to the flu before progressing to more ...

Nassau County health officials declared rabies an "imminent public health threat" on Monday. The rare but potentially fatal disease has been detected in 25 animals throughout the county since July ...

A sick raccoon found last week in Deer Park has tested positive for rabies — the seventh rabid raccoon found in Suffolk County this year, the health department said. The animal, found on July 29, had ...