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Bear Involved in Fatal Arizona Campsite Attack Showed No Signs of Disease

  • A bear fatally attacked a man at a campsite in central Arizona.
  • The bear tested negative for rabies and showed no signs of disease.
  • The bear was an adult male black bear acting in an unprovoked predatory attack.
  • A neighbor attempting to stop the attack shot and killed the bear.
  • Arizona has only recorded one rabid bear case, in 1971.
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