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ljunters: Deer rabies not a problem The Chronicle-Express, Penn Yan, N.Y., November 13 1991 - Page 3 ^cently reported cases jre rare, isolated incidents SCOTT BAUMAN ^^TES county — Despite the j^tbat raccoon rabies is moving ^ Yates County, deer hunters B miniscule chance of con- ;^ng the disease from deer, ^ one area health educator, jhe risk of the deer hunter con- ^tingthe disease from a deer is small, in fact, that Peter gdno, a public health educator the Yates County Department [public Health, a s ^ , “Is it worth ling (hunters) to get them [jtd? (Rabid deer) are very, very 1 , 1 . only two ovor in York state.” jloth cases came from counties fib high incidences of raccoon giei One rabid deer was repor- ^ in Octcber of this year by a Bodlot owner in Steuben County, Bi! another by a small game hun- fin Orange County. Although a iltd bear was found in New Jer- ,y,i)one have been found in New gut about the chances of deer ggiing down with rabies, ^no said, “Deer aren’t going t become rapid because they’re creatures. They’re really lert and quick animals.” Aldnugh rabies isn’t likely to ytstly affect the deer population, bncino believes t h a t r a b id rac coons are present in Yates County. “Why we think i ts here is be cause we have a confirmed case of rabies from a skunk (discovered last month in the town of Bar rington.) It probably got tangled with a rabid racccx>n. But no lab has confirmed a case of a raccoon with rabies (in Yates County).” Dave Woodruff, the senior wildlife biologist for the Depart ment of Enviromental Conserva tion in Avon, said although rabies in bats has been in the state “vir tually forever,” and skunk and fox rabies for decades, the rabies strain in raccoons in the state has been a recent epidemic. The first confimed case of rac coon rabies in New York state was in Steuben County in the fall of 1989. Last year in Steuben Coun ty, there were 15 laboratory con firmed cases of rabid raccoons. Prom the beginning of this year through the end of September, there have been 58 confirmed cases. “The raccoon raises is the one which most are concerned about because the raccoon population is so high,” Woodruff said. “It star ted in the south eastern states decades ago and it’s slowly ex panding upwards. Predictions are that animals with rabies will be discovered and start showing up in the Finger Lakes region this Marching northward Local areas (shaded) which have reported raccoon rabies during the disease's move north from Pennsylvania Source: Wadsworth Center for Labs and Research, Albany The Nest Egg invites you to preview the best in holiday gifts this week and enjoy 25% savings on all rugs in stock. 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The virus, of which there are several different strains carried by different wildlife, infects the central ner vous system of mammals, the report stated. “The animal finally dies when the virus damages the brain and spinal column to the extent that the respiratory or circulatory functions fail,” the report states. “After the incubation peroid, an infected animal will enter a clini cal peroid where it will suffer dis tress, disorientation and lack of coorination.” Saracino said if a person is to contract the disease, which can either be transmitted from a bite, saliva or nerve tissue of a rabid animal entering the eyes, nose or mouth or into an open wound, see R abies, page 4 *8 Apple Varieties *Cid(er Donuts *Colosse Cheese OPEN DAILY 8 am-5 pm; Sundays 9 am-5 p m 256 E. M ain St. PHONE 536*6640 ioard (fitauedfrom p a g e I Tourism continued from page 1 osnesses to put up displays. The otrd upped the amount to $10. Pidd«k said in many instances Is board deleted ordinances for ibidi the state already had i^ations, such as sections of It code related to electric, build- i(uidfire ordinances. •We revert back to the state on uy of them,” Paddock said. Ibey contain pretty much the sue stipulations.” Another stipulation the board (ilettd from the village code in eitr to come in line with current (lie regulations was the section ifdtiining to open burning — gilding a campfire and starting a lein an open barrel or in a yard. One on^nanee that^s been in li code dnce 1927 which the otd cautiously left intact for the wt part, was the stipulation k stated no swine are allowed to be raised in the village. Paddcxik said, however, that the ordinance may present a problem due to the fashion of keeping swines for pets. “It presents a problem when people are getting small pet pigs,” he said. “TTiat’s going to be an is sue. IVs going to be somewhat of a test case, but at this time I don’t know of any around (it). But things could change.\ The board added to the or dinance that no other farm animals be allowed to be raised in the village. Tb madce decisions on changes in the code easier. Paddock said board members checked with other municipalities from other villages for ideas. “I think this helped quite a bit in how we came up with these changes,” he said. Budget wifinued /rom page 1 Indent (lordon Mills said his department will be working on Dainty House Road in 1992. In the paper,\ he reported, “I nd where we’re not going to be piviDg Coun^ House Road, and tkA not altogether true. A public hearing on the proposed buoget is slated for Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 in ^ e County Auditorium. region in 1989, with travel expen ditures for the same year es timated at $1.25 billion. • From 1976 to 1989, travel employment in the state increased by 36.2 percent. In the Finger l ^ e s region alone, that figure jumped 58.4 percent during the same period. The 79,673 tourism- related employees in 1989 placed the repon first among all state vacationlands which employ more thsm 15,500 people. Still, with an instable travel situation oversees and more dis criminating tourists at home, the study comes at a time when change in , the local tourism in dustry is^yjtal, Gunn said. “This project is timely. There are' very few '-areas that have taken the time to put a stetho scope to themselves. If there is ever a time for change, it’s now.” The results of the study didn’t come as a surprise to Peg Thompson, executive director of the Penn Yan Area Chamber of Commerce. “Some of the things they iden tified as action items are items we’ve already discussed in the (Yates County) Tburism Council as priority items,” Thompson said. “Certainly we’ve got to look at what we have and get promoting.” The council, she said, will review the study at its regular meeting in December. 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