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Rabies epidemic was like a war in Eastern Oregon (episode for Tue, March 12)

Published: March 11, 2024, 2:20 p.m.

State health officials scoffed at the idea of hydrophobia in Oregon \u2014 until people started dying. It was the start of a decade of attacks by mad coyotes, when folks carried shotguns everywhere and nature seemed to be in open revolt. (Central and Eastern Oregon; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1303b-rabies-epidemic-eastern-oregon-mad-coyotes.html)