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Category: Environmental Health

Oral Rabies Vaccine (ORV) Distribution is Underway in Plymouth and Barnstable Counties

Beginning Monday, May 5, ORV baits will be distributed in select locations of Plymouth and Barnstable Counties. Plymouth, Wareham, Kingston, Carver, Middleboro, Lakeville, Middleborough, Rochester, Marion, Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth, and […]

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2025 Rabies Vaccination Clinics

The Cape Cod and Southeast MA Rabies Task Force would like to announce upcoming local rabies clinics and encourage everyone to have your animals vaccinated. Domestic pets have been identified […]

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WCAI’s Gilda Geist Interview with Commissioner Mark Forest and Lab Director Dan White

PFAS analysis now available at Cape Cod lab The state recently certified the Barnstable County Water Quality Laboratory to test drinking water for the presence of PFAS, a group of chemicals that have […]

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DNA Analysis of Rabies Positive Raccoon Found in Eastham in November Identified New York/Pennsylvania Border as Likely Origin

March 7, 2025 Dead Raccoon Discovered in Eastham On November 17, 2024, a dead raccoon was discovered on Smith Road in Eastham, near the entrance to the Wild Care facility. […]

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LISTEN: Bird Flu Update with Barnstable County Disease Expert – CapeCod.com

HYANNIS – As positive bird flu cases are reported in local wildlife by Eastham-based Wild Care and state health officials, Barnstable County’s contract epidemiologist urges residents to be safe. Lea […]

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Lower Cape TV: Avian Flu Widespread on Cape Cod—What to Know

07 February, 2025 – CAPE COD, MA – The increase in avian flu cases represents the biggest the U.S. has seen to date. Although Massachusetts has no known human cases, […]

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Quarterly Community Health E-Newsletter | Issue 2 | January 2025

Welcome to the second issue of our new and improved quarterly Community Health Newsletter! Our goal is to discuss important public health and environmental health issues impacting our region, while […]

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FREE “Buried in Treasures” Hoarding Workshops in January 2025

Join us for a free, multi-week “Buried in Treasures” Workshop for help with compulsive acquiring, saving and hoarding! The course includes: January 2025 start dates are as follows: The time […]

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Deceased Raccoon with Rabies Discovered in Eastham with Porcupine Quills in its Muzzle and Arm

November 21, 2024 (Barnstable, MA) – On Sunday November 17, 2024, Wild Care staff in Eastham reported to USDA Wildlife Services the discovery of a dead raccoon on Smith Road […]

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