PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — A rabid bat was found at a Portage park Saturday, prompting the Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department to warn residents about exposure.
The bat was found on the ground during the day — a warning sign of rabies, the health department says — at Ramona Park off of Sprinkle Road and Zylman Avenue. The person who found the bat captured it under a container then called the Kalamazoo County Animal Services & Enforcement Department.
The bat was checked and tested positive for rabies, according to the Kalamazoo Health & Community Services Department.
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Anyone who may have been in contact with it at Ramona Park should contact the health department, according to Kalamazoo County Health Officer Jim Rutherford…