Orange County health officials announced that a bat found in a parking lot in Fountain Valley tested positive for rabies.
"Contact with bats should be avoided and any potential bat bite should be discussed with a medical provider,'' the agency said.
Anyone who may have had physical contact with this bat or who saw someone else having contact with the bat was asked to call the HCA Health Care Agency's Communicable Disease Control Division at 714-834-8180 to determine the risk for rabies.The rabies virus is found in an animal's saliva and is transmitted to people by a bite from a rabid animal. Although very rare, contamination of the eyes, mouth or an open wound by the saliva of a rabid animal can also transmit rabies.
Most cases of human rabies in the United States in recent years have resulted from bat strains of rabies; bats have very small teeth, and their bites may go unnoticed.
Immediately wash all animal bites with soap and water, being sure to flush the wound well, then contact your doctor;Copyright CNS - City News Service
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