More Upstate New York Residents Exposed To Fatal Disease

A wild animal in the Hudson Valley reportedly attacked a human, exposing that person to a disease that kills almost all without prompt treatment.

Upstate New York officials confirmed a human was exposed to rabies from a rabid animal.

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The Sullivan County Department of Public Health tells Hudson Valley Post that a raccoon in the Wurtsboro area tested positive for the rabies virus.

Officials also confirmed a human was exposed to the rabid raccoon.

"This is the third confirmed human exposure incident involving a laboratory-confirmed rabid animal this year. These are ONLY animals that were able to be tested after being in contact with a human," Sullivan County Department of Public Health told Hudson Valley Post.

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