Plano Animal Services Reports Rabies Positive Bat

For Immediate Release Sept. 22, 2008

Contact:
Sherry Smith
Animal Services Supervisor
Phone: (972) 769-4373

On Sept.20, the City of Plano Animal Services received notification a bat on Willow
Ross Way in the Willow Bend area had tested positive for Rabies. This is Plano’s third
rabies positive bat to be reported.

Bats in particular are at a high risk of spreading Rabies. With this in mind, Animal
Services would like to offer these helpful tips to prevent Rabies.

1) Do not touch injured, sick or dead bats. Contact Plano Animal Services at
(972) 769-4360 for help.
2) If you have had contact with a bat, you may need to seek medical attention
as bat bites are not always visible.
3) Teach children to avoid contact with bats.
4) Keep the Rabies vaccinations of family pets current.

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