A coyote that bit a person in Wallingford on Tuesday has examined optimistic for rabies, in keeping with animal management.
Officials stated the person was bitten on Main Street close to United Concrete. The animal was euthanized and rabies testing later got here again optimistic.
State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officers stated the person who was bitten sought remedy, was knowledgeable of the check outcomes and has begun remedy for rabies.
Animal management says rabies is unfold by means of the saliva of an contaminated animal by means of a chunk or scratch. It will also be transmitted if contaminated saliva makes contact with the eyes, mouth, nostrils or an open wound.
In Connecticut, the commonest species to contract the virus are raccoons, skunks, foxes, coyotes and bats. Unvaccinated cats and canine will also be contaminated.
