Test shows a rabid skunk attacked a person in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Rabies has been confirmed in a skunk that attacked a person last week in De Baca County, state health officials said Monday.

It’s the second skunk that has tested positive for rabies in the county. The first one had an interaction with a dog last month.

New Mexico Department of Health officials said both the individual attacked by the skunk and the dog that was exposed in the first case have received appropriate rabies post-exposure vaccination.

They said there has been four rabid animals in New Mexico so far this year — a fox in Grant County, one skunk in Curry County and two skunks in De Baca County.