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Rabid Bat in Shopping Center Triggers Rabies Warning
County Health Officials warn of rabies in the area after a rabid bat was found in a Huntington Beach shopping center.
A rabid bat was found in a shopping center parking lot in Huntington Beach this week, prompting a warning from Orange County Health Care Agency officials today.
The bat, which was still alive, was on the ground outside a Big Lots store at 6911 Warner Ave., on Sunday.
Anyone who made contact with a bat in the area was asked to call the Orange County Health Care Agency’s epidemiology department at (714) 834-8180 or (714) 834-7792 after business hours.
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Rabies is nearly always fatal once symptoms surface, officials say.
That makes preventative care that much more crucial when exposed to rabies, officials say.
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