Fox tests positive for rabies in Wimberley community, HCSO says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fox tested positive for rabies in Wimberley on Friday, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.
HCSO said in a social media post that a fox “was found exhibiting abnormal behavior” in the Palo Pinto Path in Wimberley, which is near Cypress Creek.
The agency said the fox was tested by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and that was when the test confirmed to be positive for the virus.
“We are asking all people to please be careful. If you come in contact with a fox please do not touch it. There has been no known human contact with this fox,” HCSO said.
If anyone in the community may have come into physical contact with the fox can call HCSO, Animal Control Unit at (512) 393-7896, the Hays County Health Department Epidemiology Department at (512) 393-5520 option 3, or DSHS Zoonosis Control at (254) 778-6744, the agency said.
