Masked bandits lurking in Manhattan parks won’t be a threat for long!

The city will vaccinate raccoons for rabies in several northern Manhattan parks after four of the crazed critters were discovered in the area earlier this year, Health Department officials said Monday.

Wildlife experts plan to humanely trap the animals in a northern section of Central Park along with Inwood Hill, Isham, Fort Tryon, Fort Washington, Riverbank Parks and Isham, officials said.

Each captured animal will be given the shots, tagged for identification then released in the same park starting Monday.

Officials were foaming with excitement over the disease-curbing plan.

“This is a preventative measure to ensure that our residents remain safe,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot. “Rabies is a serious illness, so I encourage New Yorkers to vaccinate their pets and keep a close eye on them when outdoors and to respect wildlife by keeping a safe distance.”

Officials, who will run the program for two weeks, cautioned residents not to approach or feed raccoons.

Rabies is a preventable viral disease that is transmitted to people and other animals through the bite from an infected animal. The disease affects the brain and is considered fatal.

In rare cases, people can get rabies if a rabid animal’s saliva or nerve tissue gets directly into their eyes, nose, mouth or an open wound.