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Rabid bat found in Lexington prompts health department warning
Officials urged residents to report possible exposures and keep pets vaccinated after the bat bit a person, as rabies can spread through bites.
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Bat tests positive for rabies in Lexington home basement
LEXINGTON – The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) is alerting the public that a bat found in the Seven Parks/Elizabeth Street area (zip code 40503) has tested positive for rabies. The bat was discovered in the basement of a home in that area, so Environmental Health staff will be posting Rabid Animal Placards in the affected area. LFCHD’s Epidemiology and Environmental Health divisions have contacted the individual identified in…
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