A jackal infected with rabies was detected in the settlement of Ayelet HaShahar in the Upper Galilee. This was reported by the Ministry of Health, which noted that one person who was exposed to it was referred for preventive treatment against the disease. "We request that anyone who had contact, or whose pets came into contact in the incident area with the infected animal or a stray animal, between July 21 and August 5, urgently contact the Safed Health Department or the health department nearest to their residence to consider preventive treatment," the statement said.