A family in Chalata Ward in Mkushi District of Central Province, is living in fear after their two-year-old son was attacked by a suspected rabid fox. The boy sustained severe bite wounds to his head, hands, and face after the wild animal attacked him in a nearby bush. Mkushi District Commissioner Jonathan Kapungwe, who visited the boy in Mkushi District Hospital where he is admitted, said villagers managed to kill the fox after the attack and samples from the carcass were collected and have been sent for laboratory testing. Meanwhile, Mkushi District Health Director Bwalya Chipoya described the condition of the child as stable adding that he was responding well to treatment. “The boy is responding well to treatment and is in a very stable condition.