Health officials are asking residents to make sure their pets' vaccinations are up to date and to avoid touching bats or wild animals after a bat found in Morgan County tested positive for rabies.

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Rabies transmission can happen from a bat bite or if a bat’s saliva comes in contact with a cut or abrasion, or with mucous membranes, such as the eyes, nose or mouth.” Visitors who had no ...

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PEORIA (25News Now) - Local health authorities have confirmed that a rabid bat has been found in Peoria County. The Peoria City/County Health Department along with the Peoria County Animal Protection ...

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“The thought is that … bats originated from some sort of small, insectivorous mammals that were probably arboreal,” says Matthew Jones, a paleontologist at Arizona State University and one ...

That’s why even one tiny bite can be ... you know finds a bat indoors—or worse, gets scratched or bitten—don’t wait. Call animal control and get to a doctor immediately. The virus is spread through ...