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Brunswick (Maine) police issued a red warning to the community that the rabies epidemic is widespread
The ministry launched an automated call to all New Brunswick residents Tuesday morning after a fourth confirmed case. Brandon Radzilowski was repairing his sister's patio on Bouchard Drive on Friday when he noticed that a fox was emerging from the tree line in his garden. At first, he seemed to be playing with a ball in the grass, but then he saw the fox start tracking down the neighbor's cat.
"It was pretty scary for a second," he said. He picked up a garden shovel and headed for the neighbor's yard. Thousands of people across the United States protest against zero-tolerance immigration policies
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"As soon as" he looked at me and started to pitch up, I was not there I take this chance, "he said. "I had this shovel in my hand, I picked it up and I just swayed it."
After two shovels, the fox was dead. Radzilowski called the animal control, which told him Monday that the fox was rabies positive.
"I felt bad at first, but I saw a lot of foxes and I thought it must be bad." He said:
Animal Control Officer Heidi Nelson said last year that Brunswick had three cases of rabies in total. They have already surprised this in three weeks this year.
"It's something that needs to be concerned," she said. "It's not just a neighborhood, so we want to make the public aware that it could be in your neighborhood."
Last month, a rabid skunk attacked two dogs. A few days later, a mad fox bit two neighbors. Last week, a rabid fox attacked a 95-year-old man, who knocked him out with a wooden board.
Radzilowski's sister, Kristin Bubar, had seen media coverage of previous cases of rabies in Brunswick. She told her brother to keep an eye on all the strange wildlife in the area.
"Fortunately, he was careful," said Bubar. "Otherwise, someone might have been bitten by a fox, for sure."
Police tell anyone who suspects they have encountered a rabid animal to try to keep a safe distance and keep Call the police immediately. If possible, keep an object between you and the animal. Animals should be up-to-date on rabies vaccines, and children should be carefully monitored on the outside.
"We want to spread the word because everyone will be out [for the holiday]," Nelson said. The department can be reached at 207-725-5521. For mobile phones to receive Robocall messages from Cumberland County, residents can follow the instructions on the Cumberland County Maine Code Red website.
