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A bat with rabies bit one child and might have been handled by several others in Pitcairn earlier this week, prompting a warning from the Allegheny County Health Department.
The bat was captured Monday near Second Street at Center Avenue. A resident brought it to the health department for testing, spokesman Chris Togneri said. Before that, however, the bat bit one child and was passed around and handled by several others.
The department determined the bat was positive for rabies on Wednesday. The bitten child was taken to the hospital for rabies treatment, which involves a number of shots that must be given before symptoms appear.
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Health Department advising public of rabies risk after child was bit by rabid bat
Officials said an investigation determined that at least one child had been bitten by the bat, but several children may have touched the bat and passed it around. Share Updated: 5:19 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
Health Department advising public of rabies risk after child was bit by rabid bat
Officials said an investigation determined that at least one child had been bitten by the bat, but several children may have touched the bat and passed it around. Share Updated: 5:19 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
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Show Transcript BEGINS WITH BREAKING NEWS. ANDREW: CHILDREN BITTEN BY A RABID BAT. SHANNON: ONE CHILD HAD TO BE TAKEN BUT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE BAT WAS SPOTTED IN PITCAIRN NEAR 2ND STREET AND CENTER AVENUE. THEIR INVESTIGATION FOUND SEVERAL CHILDREN MAY HAVE PASSED THE BAT AROUND. THEY HAVE CONTACTED POLICE THREE FAMILIES WHO MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS. IF YOU THI
Rabid bat bites Pa. child; other kids might have handled it
Updated Apr 23, 2021;
PITCAIRN, Pa. (AP) A rabid bat bit one child, and health officials on Thursday urged the parents of three other children who might have handled the bat to seek medical attention for them.
The animal was captured on Monday in Pitcairn, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh, and a resident brought it to the Allegheny County Health Department for testing the following day. The bat tested positive for rabies, according to county health officials.
At least one child was bitten by the bat, and was taken to a hospital for treatment. The Health Department said its investigation revealed that several children might have passed the bat around, or been bitten by it. Health officials contacted the parents of three children and said that any other parents who believe their child encountered the bat should call the Health Department immediately.