August 6, 2024
Jessica Mathews / information@whmi.com A bat in Livingston County has examined nice for rabies. The bat, present in Brighton, is the primary rabies-positive animal recognized in Livingston County this yr. The Livingston County Well being Division is reminding neighborhood contributors that in the event that they do have touch with a bat to “test it out ahead of you let it out” as bats are extra energetic this time of yr. LCHD Communicable Illness Coordinator Kristen Flory stated “When you have touch with a bat or discover a bat in your house, it’s vital to document it to the Well being Division. Our public well being workforce are to be had to speak via every state of affairs and decide if there used to be any possibility of rabies publicity.” If any person does have touch with a bat, they’re prompt not to unencumber it till they’ve talked with the Well being Division. Officers say bat bites are so small they’re continuously undetectable, and expensive rabies post-exposure remedies can also be have shyed away from if bats are captured and despatched for rabies trying out.Additional info is to be had within the connected unencumber and equipped hyperlink.
