A fox that bit no less than 9 individuals close to the U.S. Capitol, together with a California congressman, was discovered to be rabid.
The District of Columbia’s public well being division on Wednesday night introduced the discovering of an infection within the animal, which had been captured the day past and killed in order that it may very well be examined for rabies.
Rep. Ami Bera, 57, from the Sacramento space, started receiving rabies therapy after he was nipped on the leg Monday.
The fox’s tooth pierced Bera’s pants leg and scraped his ankle, however the congressman mentioned there was no blood.
He mentioned he went to Walter Reed Hospital on Monday night time and started a five-course rabies shot routine. Bera, a fifth-term congressman, is a doctor.
The U.S. Capitol Police issued an advisory saying it obtained experiences on Monday and Tuesday “of people being attacked or bitten by a fox,” together with one encounter on the Botanic Backyard and a report of “a fox approaching workers” close to First and C Road.
The district’s animal management division captured the fox on Tuesday. Some kits believed to be its offspring had been captured Wednesday. “Officers are working to find out subsequent steps” for them, the well being company mentioned.
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