Rabid Bat News Today

KOOTENAI COUNTY, ID -- According to the Panhandle Health District in Kootenai County, a bat tested positive for rabies on Tuesday.

Health officials in Savannah, Georgia, have sent out a warning after someone was bitten by a bat in a popular tourist city near downtown.

Health officials have issued a warning after a rabid bat was found on a trail near the Ogden Botanical Gardens recently

A bat in Rome tested positive for rabies this week.

There is no cure for rabies in animals, and it can cause death in humans in just a couple of days if left untreated.

Rabid bat found in Belmont home

Huron Perth Public Health says a person was bit by a rabid bat in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, which is just on the north end of Goderich.

One of the last Tri-Cities cases was a girl bitten twice by a rabid bat on her grandparents’ deck.

Rabies infection almost always causes death if the person does NOT receive preventative treatment.

Park rangers with Death Valley National Park are reminding people of the dangers of wildlife interactions after a woman was bitten by a rabid bat.