The Niagara County Department of Health Environmental Division is part of a collaborative effort to prevent the spread of rabies in the Western New York region through dissemination of oral rabies vaccine (ORV).

71 new positive cases (for 7 days) 

• 506 new positive cases (covering 5 days, Wednesday through Sunday) 
• 3,976 total positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths) 

• 77 new positive cases  
• Total of 3154 positives to date (isolations + recoveries + deaths) 

With many families planning for a safe Thanksgiving, hopefully celebrating only with people in their household, there are likely many individuals cooking a full turkey for the first time. The Niagara County Department of Health is providing tips and resources to make this Thanksgiving safe and bacteria-free.