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A Riverhead woman is being treated for tularemia, a rare illness also known as rabbit fever, after a cat bite. The case adds to several locally reported incidents in Suffolk County, and officials note that ticks such as the Lone Star can carry tularemia, underscoring awareness of this tick-borne risk.
Three probable cases of tularemia, a tick- and wildlife-borne bacterial infection also known as rabbit fever, have been reported in Suffolk County, with confirmation potentially taking weeks. One patient, a nine-year-old Riverhead resident, fell ill after a tick bite; tularemia is usually treatable with antibiotics, and officials urge tick prevention and safe handling of wildlife to reduce risk. Suffolk County had four cases in 2024, while nationwide cases in 2023 totaled about 196, per the CDC.
Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty to the Gilgo Beach serial killings in a Suffolk County court, following a status conference held on Feb. 25, 2025.
Riverhead Town Supervisor Yvette Aguiar declared a state of emergency banning all facilities from accepting migrants in the town of Riverhead. The influx of migrants is related to the expiration of Title 42, which allowed border authorities to stop migrants. New York City Mayor Eric Adams sent out an advisory communication to all housing facilities in Suffolk County to accept the individuals, and that the city would pay for their housing for up to a year and sign contracts with facilities that agreed. Aguiar says three Riverhead facilities agreed to house individuals and offered to sign the contract.