Fox that had human contact tests positive for rabies

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announces that one person in Pickens County has been referred for medical attention after coming in contact with a fox that tested positive for rabies. According to a release from SCDHEC, the victim was attacked by a fox in Pickens Wednesday, July 23. The fox was submitted to DHEC’s laboratory for testing that day and was confirmed the next day to have rabies. The Pickens County fox was the first animal in that county to test positive for rabies in 2019. So far this year, there have been 85 cases of rabid animals statewide.