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Rabid fox bites child, possibly 2 others, in N.J. town, officials say - NJ.com
Jun 17, 2021 33 secs

The fox bit a young girl Saturday in a neighborhood between Aldrich Road and West Connecticut Concourse, according to a statement from the Ocean County Health Department.

Jackson Township Animal Control took the fox, which died shortly thereafter, and the girl was undergoing rabies post exposure prophylaxis, the health department said.

“The OCHD is always reminding people of the potential for an animal to become infected with rabies and the potential for human exposures,” Daniel Regenye, Ocean County Health Department Public Health Coordinator/Officer said in a statement.

Two of the most common carriers of rabies in Ocean County in the past has been bats and raccoons, the department said.

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