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Princeton University
Department of Public Safety

Campus Safety Alert

This notice is to advise you of an incident that concerns the University community

Date: Friday, June 3, 2011

Incident: Raccoon tested positive for rabies in Princeton Township

The Department of Public Safety is alerting community members to the notice below from the Princeton Regional Health Department regarding a raccoon in Princeton Township that tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was found in the area of Rosedale Road and was not located near the University campus.

As a precaution, Public Safety reminds members of the University to observe the following guidance to avoid potential rabies exposure:

–Do not approach, feed, touch or try to capture stray or wild animals.

–Report injuries or unusual behavior in stray or wild animals found on campus to Public Safety.

–Report such animals found in the wider community immediately to the Princeton Regional Animal Control at (609) 924-2728. After normal business hours, contact Princeton Borough Police (609) 924-4141 or Princeton Township Police (609) 921-2100. In addition, please report all animal bites to Princeton Animal Control.

– You can obtain more information about rabies from the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services at http://nj.gov/health/cd/f_rabies.htm.

PRINCETON REGIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE

On June 2nd, in response to a call from Johnson Park School officials, Mark Johnson, Animal Control Officer, captured a raccoon which was reported to have neurological symptoms consistent with rabies. The New Jersey State Department of Health & Senior Services confirmed today (June 3rd) that the raccoon tested positive for rabies.

We are actively investigating if there were any human or animal contact with this raccoon, but we stress the importance of staying away from wild animals (raccoons, bats, feral cats, etc.). If you see wild animals showing the signs and symptoms of rabies, please contact your local Police Department and/or Princeton Animal Control at (609) 924-2728 (during the day). Please refer to the new Jersey State Department of Health for more information at http://nj.gov/health.