Jul 16, 2008 9:09 am US/Eastern
Rabid Fox Bites 10-Year-Old Girl
PITTSFIELD (AP) ―
Three residents of the Berkshires, including a 10-year-old girl, received medical treatment after an encounter with a rabid fox.
The fox was smothered and killed shortly after Sunday's incident by the girl's father and a visiting friend. The fox's body was transported to the state Department of Public Health laboratory in Boston, where testing confirmed it had rabies.
Jeff Moxon of Pittsfield tells the Berkshire Eagle that the fox bit his daughter, Deborah, on the right foot.
The Moxons, as well as family friend Pasquale Arace, who was visiting the family, were all given rabies shots at Berkshire Medical Center.
Deborah says the fox bit her after she stuck out her leg to protect her 2-year-old sister.
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