Rabies Rising Across New Jersey | Newark News

Rabies cases are surging across the U.S., with New Jersey seeing troubling spikes — raccoons, beavers, and groundhogs are attacking, and untreated bites can be fatal. This summer alone, incidents in Ridgewood and Mahwah sent shockwaves, while CDC data shows a 17% jump in cases from July to August. Symptoms range from fever and confusion to paralysis and hydrophobia. In response, towns like Ridgewood and Cape May County are deploying vaccine-laced bait cubes to immunize wildlife proactively — a bold, bite-sized defense against a deadly threat.

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