Onondaga County Health Department is nationally accredited and meets rigorous public health standards necessary to best serve the needs of our community.
Animal bite follow-up to ensure people with animal contact have proper follow-up through confinement and examination of animals or testing of specimens for rabies
Enforcement of rabies vaccination law
Education of the public and agencies on rabies prevention and animal disease prevention
Rabies Shot Clinics
New York State Public Health Law requires that all puppies and kittens get their first rabies shot at three months of age, a booster shot at one year old, and then again every three years. Ferrets must get a shot every year. Our 2022 clinic schedule is below. Veterinarian offices and some local pet supply stores can also provide the shot, call ahead for more information.
Environmental Health Field Office, 4170 Rt 31, Clay
May 12
Environmental Health Field Office, 4170 Rt 31, Clay
June 23
Camillus Town Hall, 4600 W Genesee St., Camillus
Aug 11
Meachem Ice Rink, 121 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse
Sept 15
Former Shoppingtown Mall, 3649 Erie Blvd E, Dewitt
Rabies Testing of Animals in Onondaga County*
Animal:
2020
2021
2022 to Date
# Positive
# Tested
# Positive
# Tested
# Positive
Bat
4
226
7
213
2
Cat
1
49
1
54
0
Dog
1
53
0
49
0
Skunk
2
6
4
18
0
Woodchuck
0
0
1
5
0
Raccoon
6
10
4
15
3
Fox
1
2
0
3
0
Other
0
2
0
5
1
Total
15
348
17
362
6
*No reported human cases of rabies in Onondaga County during this time period.
Animal Bites
Health Care Providers
All animal bites involving a person must be reported to the Health Department within 72 hours using our online form or download a printable form.
