Show RABID H COYOTE BITES CHILD What Is LS believed to be he the first firs firsti i lease case in Utah o of a rabid animal biting a a human humal was reported Monday to tc toI I the the state state board of health when Wilda Hanson 3 old of William Wil- Wil years daughter Jia liam u Hanson a a- a rancher rancher- living l near eai e r rI I Lucin Box Elder county was wa brought to the home of Dr L. L H. H Robinson at att af Bountiful after she had been attacked by a coyote Dr T T. T B. B Beatty secretary of th the tate f board of health has wired l t to the United States public health laboratory laboratory laboratory labora labora- tory at Washington for the Pasteur treatment which will be administered administered administered adminis adminis- to the child I The mother told the physician the story of the attack She said her l husband with Wilda Vilda and an older cl child Lelia had gone to a avash washa wash vash a short distance from the ranch house after ter water The children were a short distance from their father when a coyote walked out of ofa ofa a branch wash washA advanced on the children an and attacked them Wilda threw up her arm as a shield against the animal and it sunk Its It's teeth into her arm The children screamed attracting attract ng the attention of their father who oame to the rescue The coyote retreated retreated retreated re re- re- re treated a short distance and nd then theu followed Hanson when he ran with the children to the house Hanson shot and anC killed the animal and has hassent hassent sent its brain to L. L L. L Daines state bacteriologist to be tested teste for rabies Dr Beatty Is convi convinced ced from Crom the story told of the coyotes coyote's actions I that it was rabid He declared the tho present situation regarding rega rabies I in Box Elder county is acute and demands demands demands de de- mands Immediate action on the part of or the county commissioners He communicated with officials of the county yesterday yesterday and and urged the pas pass passage I sage of an ordinance quarantining the Gro Grouse se Creek section of the tho count county I Such an ordinance he lie said should have been passed some time ago when he ho called attention of the com- com to to the danger of their situation with rabies rabies' in Idaho and Nevada immediately adjoining th the county Dr Beatty receive a letter yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day from Philip health registrar registrar registrar reg reg- in the Grouse Creek section in which he be stated state that the rabies I situation situation there is daily becoming more mote mo acute with many many c many cattle cattle being found dead on the ran range e because of ot it and the disease appearing t to an alarming extent among cattle dogs coyotes and sheep Several positive results are I now being obtained each week from rabies tests tests- Dr Beatty said most of them being of the brains of animals killed lille In Box El Elder er county He thinks the tho number of cases will increase from Crom now on as the period perio of incubation tion Lion since Bince the disease Was vas introduced in Box Elder county is coming coniing to toan toan t an end J J v N Z |