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Council issues public warning after reports of rabid bats in Eagle Creek area
Summary
Councilwoman Scott warned residents about at least two recent contacts with rabid bats in the Eagle Creek subdivision. A county public-health/zoonosis official urged residents to avoid wildlife contact and reminded owners that pets four months and older must be vaccinated for rabies under state law.
Councilwoman Scott used her items-from-council time to warn residents that rabid bats have been observed in and near the Eagle Creek subdivision and to encourage residents to avoid contact with wildlife.
Scott said she had become aware of at least two instances in which people had been in contact with bats that later tested positive for rabies, and she urged residents: "If you see an animal on the ground, don't go investigate it.…
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