Manorville Resident Gets Rabies Treatment After 31st Suffolk Case
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Updated · Newsday · Jun 27
Manorville Resident Gets Rabies Treatment After 31st Suffolk Case
2 articles · Updated · Newsday · Jun 27
Summary
A Manorville resident is receiving post-exposure rabies treatment after a raccoon on the person’s property scratched them and later tested positive Friday.
Suffolk County said the animal was the 31st rabid land mammal confirmed since February 2025, and officials suspect it may have been relocated because prior cases were concentrated in western Suffolk.
The county urged anyone who handled the Manorville raccoon to contact the health department, warning that untreated rabies is fatal but preventable if treated before symptoms appear.
The case marks a geographic shift: by this point last year Suffolk had found only six rabid raccoons, all near Amityville about 40 miles west, while Nassau declared an imminent public health threat last July after 25 cases in 12 months.