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Humboldt County health official urges pet vaccination after skunks and bats test positive for rabies in Blue Lake
Summary
A Humboldt County environmental‑health supervisor reported two confirmed rabies cases in Blue Lake (both skunks) and six countywide positives this year, urged residents to avoid contact with wildlife and to get pets vaccinated; county testing is free for suspected human‑exposure cases.
Bendolph, supervisor of the consumer protection program at the Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health, told the Blue Lake City Council that Blue Lake has recorded two confirmed rabies cases this year, both skunks, and the county has logged six positive tests including bats and a recent fox. “Bats are actually also responsible for the most incidence of human illness and human exposure in rabies,” Bendolph said, explaining the county’s testing and response work.
County staff said they perform…
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