Fourth fox attack in Topsham in two weeks
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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 […]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Faded frenzy: State biologist, victim reflect on Midcoast fox attacks
The attack by two foxes of a man in Woolwich last week doesn’t lead a regional wildlife biologist to think a new wave of cases has begun.
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Two foxes attack Woolwich man
James Collins, 79, said he was attacked by two young foxes and bitten by five times in his backyard Thursday.
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Report: No animals trapped in Bath anti-rabies program had rabies
The $26,600 trapping effort also failed to catch any foxes, the species responsible for 18 rabies-related attacks on people and pets in the past year.