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  • DC: Fox caught on Capitol grounds and euthanized tests positive for rabies

    Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fo...ies/ar-AAVW9ow


    Fox caught on Capitol grounds and euthanized tests positive for rabies
    Dana Hedgpeth - Yesterday 2:25 PM

    A mother red fox captured Tuesday on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol has been euthanized and has tested positive for rabies, said D.C. Department of Health officials.

    The D.C. public health lab “has confirmed the fox that was captured yesterday tested positive for the rabies virus,” D.C. Health said in a statement.

    The department said Wednesday in an email that there were nine “confirmed” bites by the fox over the past few days and that it had been “humanely euthanized” so rabies testing could be done. Health officials said they were contacting “all human victims who were bitten by the fox.”...

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    My god

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    • Emily
      Emily commented
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      So strange! The poor fox didn't look sick. In the old days this would have been seen as a bad omen.
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