Brian Berube
72:07 - 72:57
"40 Of the roughly 450 residents of Marshall, Alaska, are actually undergoing post-exposure treatment after being exposed by a dog who had come in contact with a rabid fox. And this is not a once-off, this is a fairly common occurrence in our state."
“40 Of the roughly 450 residents of Marshall, Alaska, are actually undergoing post-exposure treatment after being exposed by a dog who had come in contact with a rabid fox. And this is not a once-off, this is a fairly common occurrence in our state.”
- Speaker
- Brian Berube
- Timestamp
- 72:07 – 72:57
- Source
- House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs (Begich): Legislative Hearing
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
And communities still face acute exposure events as we sit here today. 40 Of the roughly 450 residents of Marshall, Alaska, are actually undergoing post-exposure treatment after being exposed by a dog who had come in contact with a rabid fox. And this is not a once-off, this is a fairly common occurrence in our state. Such events require a rapid and costly medical response and illustrate a lack of the upstream prevention capacity that we all know is so critical to public health. In ANTHC's view, these challenges are driven by limited access to basic veterinary care, including routine rabies vaccination, spay and neuter services, parasite and pathogenic disease surveillance, uh, and prevention.
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