This week helicopters are flying low over Southeastern Massachusetts as part of a plan to mitigate rabies among wild animals in Barnstable and Plymouth counties. Wareham residents may have noticed the passing choppers on Tuesday or found oral rabies vaccine bait in their yards...
Mass DPH has notified the New Bedford Health Department of a skunk that has tested positive for rabies in the area of the “Poor Farm" in the city's South End.
Authorities in Wareham are urging residents to make sure their pets' rabies shots are up to date after a rabid bat was found in a home earlier this week.