The coyote that bit a woman near 15 Greywood Drive in Orangeburg March 25 tested positive for rabies, police said.
The woman called police when she was attacked by the coyote, which bit her in the leg. An Orangetown police officer found and shot the coyote in a nearby backyard.
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According to the New York state Department of Health, treatment after rabies exposure consists of a dose of human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) administered as soon as possible after exposure, plus 4 doses of rabies vaccine given over two weeks.
If there is a wound, the full dose of HRIG should go into the wound, if possible. The first vaccine dose is given at the same time, with the remaining injections given on days 3, 7 and 14 following the initial injection.
People who have weakened immune systems may require a fifth dose of vaccine, as determined by their doctor.
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