The Bexar County Public Health Department confirmed a fox tested positive for rabies on Tuesday.

County health officials said a homeowner saw the fox behaving abnormally on their north Bexar County property located in the 27000 block of Mark Wayne.

According to the county, the homeowner killed the fox and reported the incident to Bexar County Animal Control.

A test conducted by the Texas Department of State Health Services determined that the fox had rabies, but it did not interact with any other humans or pets.

Health officials said rabies is most often transmitted by rabid animal bites. Additionally, rabies can be transmitted when a rabid animal’s saliva touches a human or mammal’s eyes, nose, mouth or a break in the skin.

“Thankfully no human contact was involved in this positive r

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