NYC’s rabies rate is highest in years — and people who feed raccoons are to blame

Fonte: New York Post

These trash pandas are trouble. New York has been invaded by a plague of rabid raccoons, with Gothamites reporting surging numbers of foaming-at-the-mouth animals across multiple boroughs, sparking fears of infection. According to city data, 2026 has already seen 26 cases spanning the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, with nearly half the cases at 12.