Bat in Arvada Is Jefferson County's First Rabid Animal of the Year

Bat in Arvada is Jefferson County's first rabid animal of the year

Jefferson County Public Health is warning residents to protect themselves and their animals from rabies.

Jefferson County reports 1st confirmed rabies case of 2025

DENVER (KDVR) -- Public health officials confirmed that an animal found in Jefferson County tested positive for rabies. Jefferson County Public Health said in a press release Thursday that a bat in the Westlake neighborhood area of Arvada tested positive for rabies after an investigation led by local animal control and health officials. Bat tests positive for rabies after coming in contact with dog at Boulder residence Last year, there wer…

First Jeffco rabies case of 2025 found in Arvada bat - Arvada Press

The first rabies case in Jefferson County of 2025 has been detected, as a bat in the Westlake neighborhood of Arvada tested positive for the disease, according to a release from Jefferson County Public Health on May 29. While the bat is the first case of rabies reported in Jeffco so far this year, there were five animals that tested positive for the disease last year. Rachel Reichardt, JCPH’s environmental health specialist and zoonosis lead, sa…