'Most frightening experience of my life' | Texas woman attacked by rabid fox amid Hays County rabies outbreak
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Key Points:
- A Hays County woman, Linda Rogers, is recovering after being attacked by a rabid fox near her home in Wimberley, resulting in a fractured arm and a bite mark on her leg.
- The fox tested positive for rabies, amid a reported spike in rabies cases in Hays County, with eight animals confirmed positive so far this year, including four foxes.
- The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) noted an increase in terrestrial rabies cases in the region and stressed that rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear but is treatable if addressed promptly.
- Hays County is offering quarterly low-cost rabies vaccination clinics for pets, with the next scheduled for March 14 in San
