The proposal would use bait containing an oral vaccine, but would only be effective if five neighboring communities join in.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Rabies article contains misleading information
It is very frustrating to see another article about fox attacks that is filled with so much misleading information (“State watching rabies attacks, new strain potential issue,” April 30). Specifically, the statement that “Bath’s $26,611 program to bait and euthanize foxes failed.” First, the program was never about euthanizing foxes. It was about euthanizing vector […]
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State watching rabies attacks, new strain potential issue
A recent spree of attacks in Topsham points to a potential cluster of rabies, but not more rabies in the state, experts say.
Posted inTimes Record
Topsham resident attacked by rabid fox Sunday
Fourth fox attack in Topsham in two weeks
Posted inThe Forecaster
Rabies case identified in Freeport
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) notified Freeport town officials on March 23 that it had identified a case of rabies in a raccoon in Freeport. In a statement on the town’s website, officials said the state’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory confirmed the case. Officials warned residents not to touch […]
Posted inTimes Record
Fox attacks woman in Brunswick mobile home park before being killed with help from neighbor
Brunswick police say a fox lunged at a woman on Valerie Avenue in the Bay Bridge Estate mobile home park Friday night.
Posted inTimes Record
Suspected rabid fox shot after biting at children, fighting with dog in Phippsburg
According to Norman Turner, Phippsburg animal control officer, the fox had porcupine quills in its mouth, a common sign the animal was rabid.
Posted inTimes Record
Rabid fox attacks elderly Phippsburg man
In the third such attack in Phippsburg this year, an 82-year-old man was bitten before the animal could be killed.
Posted inTimes Record
Police: Fox that attacked Brunswick man last week was rabid
This is the second confirmed and third suspected case of rabies this year, all within the past two months, according to the Maine CDC.
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Brunswick man, animal control officer attacked by rabid fox
The fox, confirmed as rabid, also attacked the animal control officer. This is the third known fox attack in Brunswick this summer, according to police.