Rabid bat incident in Richmond County

HEPHZIBAH, Ga. (WJBF) – The Georgia Department of Public Health has released an alert regarding a rabid bat being found in the area.

The bat was involve in an incident with a Hephzibah resident’s cat in the Hephzibah-McBean Road area on April 14.

Animal Control collected the bat, which was sent to the Georgia Public Health Lab in Decatur for testing. Test results confirmed the bat was positive for rabies…

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