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Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« on: April 07, 2022, 05:00:50 pm »
Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill

Nick Gilbertson 7 Apr 2022

The fox that menaced Capitol Hill earlier this week, biting a U.S. Congressman and at least eight other people, has tested positive for rabies, the Washington, DC, Health Department announced Wednesday.

“The DC Public Health lab has confirmed the fox that was captured yesterday tested positive for the rabies virus,” the agency said, according to TODAY. “D.C. Health is contacting all human victims who were bitten by the fox.”

D.C. Health stated that the fox was “humanely euthanized so that rabies testing may be done” following its two-day biting spree on Monday and Tuesday, the Agence France-Presse reported

The city agency noted that on Wednesday morning, the animal’s offspring were discovered and captured, ABC News reported.

D.C. Health said:

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The fox was an adult female and kits were found and captured in the area where the fox was from earlier this morning. If this fox is determined to be the parent of the kits, they will be sent to a wildlife rehabilitation center, otherwise they will be relocated in the area they were found.

The fox bit Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) on Monday while he was on his way to the Capitol, the Associated Press noted. Bera began rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) Tuesday, according to TODAY.

“Rabies PEP includes one dose of human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) and four doses of rabies vaccine given over two weeks,” New York City’s Department of Health reports. “HRIG provides immediate protection while the vaccine helps your body’s immune system fight the virus.”

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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2022, 05:01:46 pm »
From The Office..one of my fav shows...

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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2022, 05:15:36 pm »
The fox may have gotten it from the Congresscritter he bit
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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2022, 05:19:01 pm »
Quote from: godblessRonaldReagan on April 07, 2022, 05:15:36 pm
The fox may have gotten it from the Congresscritter he bit

In that case the only course of action is to inhumanely euthanize said critters.
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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2022, 05:21:29 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on April 07, 2022, 05:19:01 pm
In that case the only course of action is to inhumanely euthanize said critters.
Well, if we have to ...
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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2022, 05:29:15 pm »
Quote from: godblessRonaldReagan on April 07, 2022, 05:15:36 pm
The fox may have gotten it from the Congresscritter he bit

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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2022, 07:25:24 pm »
Quote from: godblessRonaldReagan on April 07, 2022, 05:15:36 pm
The fox may have gotten it from the Congresscritter he bit
:pondering: Then the only way to be sure would be to euthanize the congresscritter and using a direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) to stain fresh brain tissue. Full cross sections of the brainstem and cerebellum are required for a valid test. The head of the animal should be refrigerated and shipped as soon as possible after death.

Sorry congresscritter but we must protect innocent animals happy77
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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2022, 07:45:59 pm »
Quote from: godblessRonaldReagan on April 07, 2022, 05:15:36 pm
The fox may have gotten it from the Congresscritter he bit

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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
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If only one of them had a gun ......  :smokin:
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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2022, 07:49:27 pm »
Quote from: godblessRonaldReagan on April 07, 2022, 05:15:36 pm
The fox may have gotten it from the Congresscritter he bit



My first thought! @godblessRonaldReagan
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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2022, 05:24:38 am »
Quote from: GtHawk on April 07, 2022, 07:25:24 pm
:pondering: Then the only way to be sure would be to euthanize the congresscritter and using a direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) to stain fresh brain tissue. Full cross sections of the brainstem and cerebellum are required for a valid test. The head of the animal should be refrigerated and shipped as soon as possible after death.[/i]

Sorry congresscritter but we must protect innocent animals happy77
Well, there's the real challenge. For some of those critters, just finding brain tissue would be SEM work.
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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2022, 05:40:28 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on April 09, 2022, 05:24:38 am
Well, there's the real challenge. For some of those critters, just finding brain tissue would be SEM work.
Well if at first you don't succeed the dissections must continue until actual brain tissue is found or we run out of congresscritters.
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Re: Fox Tests Positive for Rabies After Biting 9 People on Capitol Hill
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2022, 05:51:06 am »
Quote from: GtHawk on April 09, 2022, 05:40:28 am
Well if at first you don't succeed the dissections must continue until actual brain tissue is found or we run out of congresscritters.
If you haven't found them with the Scanning Electron Microscope, there isn't enough to test..
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