RABID FOX KILLED IN FOUNTAIN
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A Gray Fox killed along Evergreen Street in Fountain has tested positive for rabies. Rabies is a fatal viral infection of the nervous system that is transmitted from animal to animalor animal to human by bite, scratch, or mucous membrane exposure to infected saliva.
Seven animals have tested positive for rabies in Bay County this year. The existing county-wide rabies alert is extended for another 60 days from May 8, 2019.
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