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Rabies was recently confirmed in a coyote in New Hampshire and mostly occurs in wild animals, but the disease can affect any mammal. (COURTESY PHOTO)

CONCORD — The state Fish and Game Department reminds residents and visitors that wild animals should be left alone, one reason being the possibility of rabies. Wednesday the state Health and Human Services Public Health Laboratory confirmed that a coyote killed by a father after the animal attacked his child was infected with the rabies virus.

“Based on all the evidence we have collected and in talking with several people who recently reported seeing coyotes acting erratically, we don’t believe this is the only coyote in the Exeter area that may have rabies,” said Colonel Kevin Jordan, Chief of the Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division. “We want to therefore remind people that though rabies in animals is uncommon, there are some steps to take to avoid contact with infected animals.”

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