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A ProMED-mail post
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International Society for Infectious Disease
Date: 27 Mar 2009
Source: Fox News [edited]
3 Exposed to Rabies After Wild Bobcat Terrorizes Town
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A total of 3 people in the central Arizona community of Cottonwood
were exposed to rabies after being attacked by a wild bobcat. It all
began when the animal attacked and scratched a woman who had gotten
out of her car after thinking she had hit it.
A short time later, Cottonwood police got a report of a bobcat acting
aggressively toward a woman outside a Pizza Hut. Then, about an hour
later, the bobcat wandered into the Chapparal Bar on Main Street
forcing patrons up on their barstools; 2 men were bitten before
police shot and killed the animal in the parking lot. Tests later
confirmed it was rabid.
Communicated by:
Claude R. Ceccon
[Most of the other rabies exposures in Arizona have been from skunks
and foxes, according to Arizona Department of Health,
which has only confirmed 35 cases, versus the 62 reported earlier.
ProMED-mail appreciates Mr. Ceccon forwarding the information. - Mod.TG]
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