Rabid fox bites child, man in Mount Pleasant
Updated 05:13 p.m., November 5, 2008
Monday morning, Jeff and Christina Davis sat at the breakfast table in their Dunes West home. Through the window, they saw 9-year-old Brody Padoll walking to the bus stop.
Behind him, a little red fox stalked.
The incident, full of screaming and excitement, ended with the fox biting Brody and Jeff Davis before being trapped in the Davises' computer room.
Test results confirmed Wednesday the fox was rabid, health officials said, making it the 12th rabid animal in Charleston County in 2008. Last year, 26 rabid animals were confirmed in the county and 162 statewide.
Both bite victims will receive a regimen of preventive shots. Once the rabies virus reaches the brain, the disease is fatal to humans and animals.
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summerville_guy (anonymous) says...
I sure hope that the child and the man have a speedy recovery. Rabies is serious stuff.
November 5, 2008 at 4:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
tzucatcher (anonymous) says...
I came into contact with a "bat", yes the flying kind with wings and beady eyes. I went through the battery of shots. Fortunately, they are no longer given in the stomach. At least they got the fox and they know what they are dealing with. We did not catch the bat, so I went through them as a precautionary measure. Hang in there Jeff and Brody and wish you a speedy recovery!
November 5, 2008 at 6:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
southerngent (anonymous) says...
it's obama's fault
November 5, 2008 at 6:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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