Rabies — United States
Police investigated 3 separate incidents of wild animal bites at the end of last week, including a report of a Clifton man being awakened around 11 a.m. on 3 Mar 2016 by a raccoon in his home. The next day, police said the Health Department confirmed the raccoon tested positive for the rabies virus.
The man fought the raccoon, a police report said, during which the animal bit him. The man eventually killed the intruder by suffocating it with his foot on the raccoon’s throat. Afterward, he
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