Rabies Laboratory Submissions for New York State Counties

Monthly and annual data beginning May 2007 tracks rabies virus submissions across New York State, excluding New York City. The Wadsworth Center Rabies Laboratory publishes this open access data to support local health departments and federal agencies. It provides detailed information on animal classification and positive samples for public and professional use.

Use Cases

• Analyze rabies prevalence by County Name and Animal Classification to identify high-risk species and regions.
• Model spatiotemporal trends using Received Year, Received Month, and Positive Samples to forecast outbreak patterns.
• Map rabies risk using Latitude Center Point and Longitude Center Point for geographic visualization of submission hotspots.
• Correlate rabies data with administrative boundaries like NYS Senate Districts or School Districts 2016.shp for policy analysis.

Strengths

• Data spans over a decade of continuous collection since May 2007.
• Includes multiple geographic identifiers (County Name, Geocode, Latitude/Longitude) for spatial analysis.
• Provides detailed animal classification and positive sample counts for epidemiological study.

Limitations

• Excludes data from New York City, limiting statewide representativeness.
• Unknown sample size (Number of Samples column) and total row count hinders statistical power assessment.

Provenance

Source

Wadsworth Center Rabies Laboratory, New York State Department of Health.

Collection Method

Collected from laboratory submissions of suspected rabid animals.

Time Range

May 2007 onward.

Freshness

Updated as of 2025-11-25, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

New York State, excluding New York City.