Reports of suspicious wildlife should be directed to local animal control or the Rabies Hotline at 1-800-4-RABIES, as recommended by the Vermont Department of Health.
When saying 70% of cases are due to bats its important to remember that that means about 7 people a year in the entire U.S
the chances of getting rabies from a Bat or any other animal are extremly slim and the biggest way to avoid it is to simply not handle wildlife.
I bring this up because anti-bat sentiment due to fear of rabies can be very dangerous historically and decimate their populations. Bats are an important part of our eco systems and help imensly with insect control.
Theres not much cause for concern here as long as folks are avoiding handling wildlife and taking proper precautions.
When saying 70% of cases are due to bats its important to remember that that means about 7 people a year in the entire U.S
the chances of getting rabies from a Bat or any other animal are extremly slim and the biggest way to avoid it is to simply not handle wildlife.
I bring this up because anti-bat sentiment due to fear of rabies can be very dangerous historically and decimate their populations. Bats are an important part of our eco systems and help imensly with insect control.
Theres not much cause for concern here as long as folks are avoiding handling wildlife and taking proper precautions.