An inspector shot a jackal suspected of rabies at Doga Beach in Ashkelon overnight, according to the municipal inspectorate. The animal was taken for testing.
A single jackal suspected of rabies was shot overnight by an inspector at Doga Beach in Ashkelon and taken for testing, the municipal inspectorate said Monday morning. The shooting follows a separate warning issued by the Health Ministry and Nature and Parks Authority hours earlier about an animal suspected of rabies at nearby Doga Beach (Ashkelon) after ten people were exposed and received preventive treatment. That animal had not yet been caught. The professional assessment cited by the inspectorate indicates the shot animal was a lone jackal, likely rabid. Test results are pending.
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