"It was bad and scary," woman attacked by rabid fox in Raleigh
ELSE WAS HURT.
NEW TONIGHT, A TERRIFYING
ENCOUNTER WOMAN IS ATTACKED
BY A RABID FOX DURING A MORNING
WALK.
>> TAKE A LOOK AT THAT CIRCLE
RIGHT THERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF
YOUR SCREEN. THAT'S A RING
DOORBELL CAMERA VIDEO. THIS
HAPPENED SATURDAY MORNING IN
RALEIGH, THE BUREAU'S AARON
THOMAS WENT TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, SPOKE TO THE
WOMAN'S FAMILY AS WELL AS A
VETERINARIAN.
>> A ROUTINE MORNING WALK ON
THIS SIDEWALK TURNED INTO A
NIGHTMARE FOR ONE WOMAN WHO
WAS ATTACKED BY A WILD FOX
CONFIRMED TO HAVE RABIES.
WE WANT TO WARN YOU WHAT YOU'RE
ABOUT TO HEAR AND SEE MAY BE
DISTURBING TO WATCH.
>> YOU CAN'T SEE MUCH BUT WHAT
YOU HEAR SOUNDS UNPLEASANT AS
MADDEN'S CAN BASICALLY IN THIS
SCARY FOR COOLEY'S
MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO DEALT WITH A
WILD ANIMAL ATTACKING HER.
THE FOX WOULDN'T LIKE GO TO A
HOLDING THE HEAD OF THE FOG.
WITH ONE HAND.
>> AND THAT AND I KNOW THE
OTHER HAND TO TRY TO KEEP IT
FROM SCRATCH. YOU KNOW, BY AND
THE FIGHT, A RALEIGH ANIMAL
CONTROL OFFICER TESTS AT THE
FOX. THAT WAS LATER CONFIRMED
TO HAVE RABIES.
>> DR TARA HARRISON, BUT THE
NC STATE'S COLLEGE OF
VETERINARY MEDICINE SAYS PEOPLE
SHOULD SEEK CARE WITHIN.
24 HOURS OF INFECTION FOR
PEOPLE.
>> WHAT YOU WOULD NEED TO DO IS
GO TO THE DOCTOR AND THEY HAVE
THE HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN.
SO IT'S BASICALLY A TREATMENT
THAT WOULD GO RIGHT AT THE SITE
OF YOUR BITE AND THEN YOU WOULD
GET THE RABIES VACCINE THAT
BITE VICTIM NOW RECOVERING AT
HOME. HER PHYSICAL WOUNDS WILL
TAKE TIME TO HEAL.
>> BUT THE FEAR OVER RABBIT
WILD ANIMALS IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> LINGERS. AND THEN YOU SEE
ANY CARBON MARKETS.
>> YOU KNOW, WALK AWAY FROM
IT. YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION. THE LAW, YOU KNOW,
CAUSE SOMEBODY AND I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE TO APPROACH IT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW, EVEN TRIED
TO MAKE CONTACT WAITING ANYWAY,
WAKE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS
URGE ANYONE TO STAY AWAY FROM
WILD ANIMALS THAT THEY'RE NOT
AWARE OF.
>> THEY ALSO SAY IT'S A GOOD
CHANCE FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOUR PETS ARE UP-TO-DATE
ON RABIES. VACCINATIONS
REPORTING IN RALEIGH FOR THE