Rabid Bat Found in Golden Valley Home After 7 Bats Entered Through Fireplace Gaps
Updated
Updated · KSTP · Aug 7
Rabid Bat Found in Golden Valley Home After 7 Bats Entered Through Fireplace Gaps
3 articles · Updated · KSTP · Aug 7
Summary
A bat found flying in a Golden Valley living room in July tested positive for rabies after a wildlife technician saw it aggressively bite another bat.
Between July 14 and 16, inspectors removed seven bats from the home and found an attic colony entering through gaps around the fireplace.
Health officials said any bat found indoors should be treated as a possible public health risk, and residents should not touch or release it.
Skedaddle said homeowners should confine the bat to one room, keep pets away and call wildlife or animal-control professionals; August is peak bat season in the Twin Cities.