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Friday, 13 August 2010 05:13 |
We’ve recently been given a report that a rabid bat (dead) was found on the porch of a Hacienda Del Joven homeowner.
Pima County Animal control will collect dead/alive bats from your property and test them for rabies.
Contact Info : 520.243.5900
Website : Pima County Animal Control
Some “Bat” info …
Rabies is an infectious viral disease that affects the nervous system of humans and other mammals. People get rabies from the bite of an animal infected with rabies (a rabid animal). Any wild mammal, like a raccoon, skunk, fox, coyote or bat can have rabies and transmit it to people. Dogs and cats, and other domestic animals can also transmit rabies. It is also possible, but quite rare, that people may get rabies if infectious material, such as saliva, from a rabid animal, gets directly into their eyes, nose, mouth or a wound.
Because rabies is a fatal disease, the goal of the Pima Animal Care Center is, first, to prevent human exposure to rabies through education and, second, to respond to any cases in which exposure to a rabid animal might have occurred and impound the animal for quarantine or laboratory testing to determine whether or not exposure occurred.
Most of the rabid animals found recently in Pima County are bats. Awareness of the facts about rabies can help people protect themselves, their families and their pets. This information bats and rabies may also help to clear up misunderstandings about bats. For more information on rabies visit the rabies page on the CDC (Center for Disease Control) site. |
