Raccoon captured in South Hills neighborhood tests positive for rabies

Stock image of a raccoon.

UPPER SAINT CLAIR, Pa. — The Allegheny County Healthy Department says a raccoon has tested positive for rabies.

The animal was captured on Shenandoah Drive in Upper Saint Clair last week.

According to the department, the raccoon came in contact with a dog.

This is the first rabid animal report in Allegheny County this year.