At least 10 people were injured by fox bites in three villages of Palash upazila of Narsingdi. These incidents took place in Atiagaon of Ghorashal municipality of the upazila and Khilpara and Kamtal villages of Danga union from early morning to nine in the morning on Friday. The people of Atiagaon village killed a fox by throwing it into a hole in the morning.
The persons injured by the fox bite are Md. Saifullah (40), Helena Begum (45), Hafiza Begum (60), Khalek Mia (40), Md. Al Amin (40), Taslima Begum (48), Anwara Begum (45), Shahida Begum (43), Abdus Sattar (65) and Saleha Begum (45). They are residents of Ghorashal Municipal Area and Danga Union. They were treated at Narsingdi Sadar Hospital.
The injured persons said that from 5:30 am to 9 am today, a few foxes started biting people one after another in Atiagaon, Khilpara and Kamtal areas. However, no one could tell how many foxes there are in total. In the morning some were going to the mosque to pray, and in the morning some were working in the yard or around the house. At that time the fox bites.
The injured Abdus Sattar of Khilpara village said that he was going to pray in the mosque in the morning. On the way suddenly a fox bit his leg. The fox ran away when the people around came running. He said, "I went to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital and saw a doctor and took vaccinations. There is a fear of foxes in the area.
HM Kausar Hossain, a resident of Atiagaon said, Khalek Mia and two other women of Atiagaon village were bitten by a fox early in the morning. The local people chased the fox and killed it by throwing it into a pit next to a house in the village.
Doctor Bipasha Masuk of the emergency department of Narsingdi Sadar Hospital has confirmed that 10 people injured by fox bites have received hospital treatment. He told Prothom Alo that all of them have been vaccinated from the hospital's rabies vaccine center. They returned home with vaccinations.
