Rabies
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PublishedAugust 2, 2023
Rabid groundhog attacks Brunswick town councilor
David Watson received a battery of rabies shots and reports no symptoms; rabies cases are on the rise in Maine this year.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2023
First rabies case reported in Bath area since 2019-20 outbreak
A rabid raccoon was recently killed on Sea Kiss Point in West Bath amid an uptick in rabies cases in Maine this year.
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PublishedJune 7, 2023
Maine sees sharp rise in rabies cases
Thirty cases have been documented since January, compared to 35 cases in all of 2022, the Maine CDC says.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2023
Bowdoinham ramps up patrols in wake of rabid raccoon attacks
Over the past two weeks, multiple attacks by rabid raccoons have been reported, including one that sent a woman to the hospital.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Two more raccoons attack Bowdoinham resident, stray cat and pet dog
Days after a rabid raccoon bit a Bowdoinham woman in her home, animal control received a call around noon on Saturday reporting another raccoon attack.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Rabid raccoon attacks Bowdoinham woman in her home
Although the number of rabies cases in Maine has decreased 50% over the past three years, a woman was attacked in her Bowdoinham home by a raccoon, and animal control believes there are two other infected raccoons still roaming the local woods.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2022
USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in Maine, 12 other states
The 348,000 Raboral V-RG baits in Maine and 535,000 in the 3 other states are being dropped from planes in rural areas and from vehicles in urban and suburban areas.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Bath’s rabies committee wants nearby communities to weigh in on possible solutions
The committee is weighing implementing an oral rabies vaccine program, but questions remain as to how effective it would be.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Bath leaders differ on mission of new rabies committee
Councilor Elizabeth Dingley said she thinks the committee should "convince" surrounding towns to join Bath in conducting a regional wildlife rabies vaccination program, but other councilors said it may not be a realistic option.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Bath explores regional approach to vaccinate raccoons against rabies
The proposal would use bait containing an oral vaccine, but would only be effective if five neighboring communities join in.
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