Fox With Rabies Bites SFA Visitor

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The Prince George's County Health Department is looking for individuals and animals who may have been in contact with a rabid fox that bit a visitor at Six Flags America in Bowie last Saturday.

"Because rabies is a highly transmittable and treatable disease, the Health Department is taking all measures to locate any individuals that may have come in contact with this infected fox or any other infected animal," said health officer Dr. Donald Shell.

The health department could not provide information about the visitor who was bitten. But the agency said that person, as well as two others who were trying to scare the fox away, have to undergo post-rabies vaccination treatment.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-rabid-fox-20100702,0,5332536.story