Rabid Raccoon Found Dead Near Weymouth Road in Gray

The Maine Center for Disease Control recently confirmed a positive rabies test against a raccoon found deceased near Weymouth Road in Gray on February 22, 2023. The Maine Warden Service transported the suspected rabid raccoon to Augusta for testing, and the animal was confirmed rabid. 

Please remember to vaccinate your pets and license your dogs. Please monitor pets when they are let outdoors and don't allow dogs to run at-large.

Rabies is a preventable viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The rabies virus infects the central nervous system of mammals, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death. Most rabies cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention each year occur in wild animals like bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes, although any mammal can contract rabies.

If you see a stray domestic animal or a wild animal acting strangely, please call Animal Control Officer Jonathan Powers at Cumberland County Dispatch, 207-893-2810 option 2.