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Vector control reports one rabies-positive bat, 71 deer removals and fleet maintenance
Summary
Vector-control staff reported one bat tested positive for rabies, 71 deer carcasses were collected after vehicle collisions, and routine fleet maintenance and facility improvements were completed.
Vector-control staff reported recent operational updates including a rabies-positive bat, collections of wildlife struck by vehicles and fleet and facility maintenance.
The presenter said staff submitted three bats and one raccoon for rabies testing; one bat returned a positive rabies result and the affected homeowner and her son received post-exposure prophylaxis. The presenter added that vector-control picked up 71 deer carcasses that had been struck by vehicles; hunters were not responsible for those counts.
Staff also reported maintenance items such as a new bathroom installation at their facility. No programmatic changes or additional funding requests were recorded in the transcript.
