The fox kits were euthanized after their mother tested positive for rabies.
. Roughly 120,000 animals a year in the United States are tested for rabies, and of them, about 6 percent are found to be rabid.
Officials with the U.S. Capitol Police who were involved in the fox saga said they were “not sure how long” the foxes had been around the Capitol grounds. Health officials said “no other foxes” had been found on the grounds but warned that it would “not be uncommon to see more” because they are “present throughout” the city.
City officials said they would not be doing a “roundup of healthy foxes in the area” and would intervene only to “remove wildlife if they are sick or injured” or if someone had been exposed and rabies testing would be needed.They urged anyone who encounters an “aggressive, sick or injured fox” to contact animal control at 202-723-5730. Humans who are bitten by rabid animals are encouraged to seek medical treatment and get on a series of shots to treat it.
Lauren Crossed, a wildlife program manager at the Humane Rescue Alliance whose crews were involved in the capture of the rabid fox Tuesday, said it is “very common” for mother foxes to protect their dens and their kits. But she said the fox was “exhibiting unusual aggression, spanning an area much larger” than experts would expect for a “fox just protecting her den.” Usually foxes protect their immediate area, she said, but this one was “traveling blocks to attack people.”On Tuesday, Rep. Ami Bera said in a telephone interview that he was among those attacked, about 5 p.m. Monday while he was walking near the Russell Senate Office Building.
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