We hear about rabid animals being found quite often, especially in the state of Colorado. Thankfully, the only experience I have ever had with rabies is from the Stephen King movie Cujo.
Larimer County Confirms First Rabies Case of 2026
The disease itself is a horror movie on its own. The 1981 movie made the rabies disease all the more terrifying. According to KDVR, the first reported case of rabies out of Larimer County has been confirmed.
The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment captured a bat that was located in northeast Fort Collins, from an open space near the Adrial Hills neighborhood.
Thankfully, no reports of exposure to humans from the bat or the rabies disease have been reported at this time.
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