(Shiawassee County) A bat that tested positive for rabies was recently found in Shiawassee County, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
A specific location wasn't disclosed.
Last year MDHHS reported a total of 79 cases of animal rabies in Michigan, 77 bats and two skunks.
Midland County had five cases of rabies in bats, Bay County had one and Saginaw County had one.
To increase safety, the MDHHS recommends:
Avoid contact with wildlife.
Do not keep wild animals as pets and do not try to rehabilitate wildlife yourself.
Wild animals can carry rabies without looking sick.
If a wild animal appears sick, please report it to the Department of Natural Resources online at Michigan.gov/eyesinthefield or at 517-336-5030.
If you are bitten or scratched by an animal, seek immediate medical attention and alert the local health department.
A directory of local public health departments is available at Malph.org.
If you find a bat in your home, safely confine or collect the bat if possible and contact your local health department to determine if it should be tested for rabies.
More information on how to collect a bat safely can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website.
If you are unable or would prefer not to confine or collect a bat yourself, you may consider hiring a bat/wildlife removal service.
Protect your pets by getting them vaccinated against rabies. Even cats that live indoors and never go outside need to be vaccinated, as they can encounter a bat that gets inside the home.
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