The Ministry of Health announced that a rabid jackal was detected in the settlement of Dalton in the Upper Galilee. A person exposed to the jackal was referred for preventive rabies treatment. The ministry requests anyone who had contact or whose pets came into contact with the infected animal or a stray animal in the area between November 18 and December 3 inclusive to urgently contact the Safed Health Bureau at 04-6994257, 04-6994200, or the nearest health bureau to their residence to consider preventive treatment.