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The gray fox that was involved in Monday afternoon’s attack on a New Hartford resident as he worked in his yard has tested positive for rabies, Oneida County Health Department officials confirmed today.

LPP, MVCC, Environmental Associates Partner For Two Day Course
Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today announced a training program being offered by the Oneida County Health Department, in partnership with Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) and Environmental Education Associates, designed to provide a better understanding of the relationship between the area’s housing deficiencies and the overall health of the occupants.

The Oneida County Health Department has scheduled a series of rabies clinics for 2013. The next clinic will be held on Wednesday, March 20th from 6-8 pm at the Trenton Municipal Center. Seven additional dates and sites have currently been announced.

The first in a series of rabies clinics sponsored by the Oneida County Health Department in 2013 is scheduled for Saturday, March 9th at the Sherrill Community Arts Center located at 139 E. Hamilton Avenue from 9:00 – 11:00 am, a Health Department official said today.

The number of laboratory confirmed cases of influenza in Oneida County has more than quadrupled since first reported less than two weeks ago, Oneida County Health Department officials said today.

The Oneida County Health Department has received 84 signs alerting the public to “Fight the Bite” and the threat of mosquito and tick-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Lyme Disease. This year Oneida County was one of four targeted counties which worked in conjunction with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH to prevent arboviruses in their communities.