Department officials collected the bat for testing Feb. 4 and notified Strafford Health Officer Stephen Marx a couple of days later.

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. -- A man in northeastern Illinois died from rabies about a month after apparently being infected by a bat he found in his room, marking the first human case of the virus in the state ...

A rise in the number of rabies-carrying bats in Riverside County prompted health officials on Wednesday to remind residents to take extra precautions to avoid contact with the creatures to prevent any ...

Pitkin County has confirmed a bat that bit a person near the Weller Lake parking lot up Independence Pass has tested positive for rabies — the fourth confirmed county case in the last eight years and ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - The Oneida County Health Department is reminding everyone that rabies is deadly, but can be prevented. In the U.S., bats are the main cause of human rabies deaths. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency cautioned people to avoid touching or disturbing bats after two of the animals ...

Bats are a familiar sight in Arizona’s night skies, fluttering above saguaro silhouettes, gobbling up mosquitoes and pollinating desert plants. Bats are mostly helpful, rarely harmful and play a vital ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bat in St. Clair County that bit one person has tested positive for rabies, according to the health department. The Michigan ...