Somerset County Warns Far Hills After 1 Rabid Raccoon Is Confirmed
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Updated · New Jersey Hills · Jun 22
Somerset County Warns Far Hills After 1 Rabid Raccoon Is Confirmed
3 articles · Updated · New Jersey Hills · Jun 22
Summary
Somerset County health officials warned Far Hills residents to watch for oddly behaving animals after a raccoon tested positive for rabies.
June 15 marks the exposure event: a resident's dogs killed the raccoon in a backyard on Spring Hollow Road, and Animal Control Solutions collected the carcass for testing.
The New Jersey Department of Health Public Health Laboratory later confirmed rabies, prompting the county alert focused on local animal and public safety.