cape cod rabies taskforce

The state Department of Public Health has confirmed that a raccoon embedded with porcupine quills found dead in Eastham on Sunday was rabid.

The Cape Cod and Southeastern Massachusetts Rabies Task Force is once again distributing baits laced with anti-rabies vaccine aimed at stopping the spread of the deadly disease to Cape Cod.

Don’t be alarmed if you see objects the size of ketchup packets tossed from a helicopter on Cape Cod next week. They're baits filled with oral rabies vaccine, intended for raccoons.

Rabies vaccination for raccoons has begun on the Cape. It's part of a bi-annual effort run by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Cape Cod…