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A rabid bat was found outside a home in Sutter on Sept. 8, the Sutter Animal Services Authority said Friday.
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The animal was found dead on the ground outside the home in Sutter, west of Yuba City. A child may have come into contact with the bat, the Animal Services Authority said in a statement posted to Facebook. The family was given information about treatment, according to the statement.
It was the third rabid bat found in Sutter County in recent months and the second found in the community of Sutter.
Sutter County health officials confirmed a bat captured inside a Yuba City home Aug. 20 had tested positive for rabies, animal services officials said in a statement last month.
A dead bat found floating in a swimming pool in Sutter on July 26 also tested positive for rabies, according to animal services officials.
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California has recorded 252 cases of rabies in animals as of Aug. 31, including two cases in neighboring Yuba County, according to provisional data from the California Department of Public Health. Of the statewide cases, 232 were bats, 19 were skunks and one was a horse.
Officials warned residents not to touch bats, especially those that appeared sick, injured or dead, and to make sure their pets’ rabies vaccinations were up to date.
Sutter County health officials also urged residents to avoid contact with wild animals, place screens on all windows and install chimney caps. They advised people who encountered a live bat inside a room to leave the room and close the door.
Health officials also advised residents to place draft guards under doors, make sure exterior doors closed tightly and keep doors and unscreened windows closed, especially while sleeping.
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For more information about rabies, visit CDPH’s rabies website.