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"BY DAVID NIVENS, HIGH POINT ENTERPRISETwo boys bitten by a rabid fox Sunday have started rabies treatments.The boys, both under the age of 16, were sitting on the deck at their home on Guyer Street when the fox attacked, Sandy Ellington, community health educator with the Guilford County Department of Health, said Tuesday.\u201COne boy was bitten on the hand, the other was bitten in the leg,\u201D Ellington said.One of the boys ran inside, but the fox continued to chase the other. An animal control officer later captured and killed the fox.\u00A0Rabies treatments for the boys include immunoglobulin, the rabies vaccine and possibly an antibiotic and tetanus shot on the first day. Treatment also calls for a shot on the third day, followed by additional vaccines on the seventh and 14th days.\u00A0A typical treatment series can cost several thousand dollars, according to the medical news service of the George Washington University.The rabies case is the fifth in Guilford County this year and the third case in High Point. Fox attacks are rare, Ellington said. Raccoons present more problems for families and pets.\u201CUsually foxes are not aggressive, but they do chase people when they have rabies,\u201D Ellington said. \u201CYou should not approach wild animals, even if they are injured, and do not run if you see one. A rabid animal will chase.\u201DWhen foxes, and especially raccoons, appear during the day, it is a sign to be careful, Ellington said.\u201CIf you see a wild animal during the day, it is having a problem,\u201D Ellington said. \u201CConstruction has moved into the habitat of these wild animals. So they are closer to us as they look for food. That is a reason not to feed them.\u201DThe best rabies protection for families is to vaccinate pets. North Carolina law requires rabies vaccinations for all domestic pets, whether living inside or outside, age 4 months or older. Pets that do not have current rabies vaccinations and come in contact with a rabid animal must be euthanized or confined at the owner\u2019s expense for at least six months at a veterinary facility."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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