State health officials have notified the city that a raccoon found in the Buttonwood Park area has tested positive for rabies.

Health officials are encouraging New Bedford residents to make sure their pets’ rabies vaccinations are up to date after a racoon found in Buttonwood Park tested positive for the deadly viral disease.

Lewis County Public Health officials announced that t a raccoon in the Town of Lowville has tested positive for rabies. According to public health officials, it is the fourth raccoon to test positive in Lewis County this year,

The New Bedford mayor's office said Thursday that a raccoon found in the Buttonwood Park area tested positive for rabies.

Lewis County Public Health has been notified by the New York State Department of Health about a raccoon in Lowville that has received a positive test result. This marks the fourth raccoon identified with rabies in Lewis County this year,