Rabies PEP (post exposure prophylaxis) definitely appropriate for the bite.
Also, if the dog tangled with the fox, anyone touching the dog should consult a doctor as well. There’s probably fox saliva on the dogs coat; it’s possible for the virus to enter any open area of skin or come in contact with the mucous membranes (mouth, inside nose, eyes...).
There was a shortage of rabies vaccine, but that’s now apparently resolved: http://www.cdc.gov/RABIES/news/RabVaxupdate.html
thanks for that info. Well, the video reports that the mother saw the dog fighting with the fox earlier in the day and that the dog got rabies treatment but didn’t talk about the rest of her family getting it. (The teenager did, of course).
We have had reports of rabid foxes in Wake County, NC, several times this year. The video gives one report of a homeowner in a suburb being attacked by one near his home.
Also, in the comments, one guy says this is why he is not out jogging at 5:15 in the morning any more - not safe from these critters that now seem to have had a population explosion here.
Again, been in this area a lot of years and only recently have we heard of foxes (much less rabid foxes), or coyotes (one of the people who added comments mentions the coyote they had seen) being seen on so many occasions.
Racoons - yes. Possum - yes.
Foxes and coyotes - no. Not until recently.
Most definitely.
Good job alerting folks.