HUDSON — A deer that was acting oddly in the southeastern part of Columbia County late last month was rabid, the county health department announced Thursday.
The Columbia County Department of Health was told about the deer on Sept. 26, though the state Department of Environmental Conservation was already aware of the deer and was on scene, county Public Health Educator Samantha Black said.
The deer was found “around water” and showed “neurologic signs, including incoordination and inability to walk before death,” according to the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab. The deer tested positive for rabies after samples were submitted to the state Department of Health’s Wadsworth Lab.
It was determined that no one needed to be treated for rabies, Black said…