A bat has tested positive for rabies in West Michigan’s Kent County, with local health officials urging people to be on the lookout for the animals attempting to enter homes this time of year.
“During the fall, bats start looking for safe places to roost for the winter, which can sometimes lead them into homes or businesses,” Cathy Armstrong, Communicable Disease Program Supervisor with the Kent County Health Department in Grand Rapids, said in a press release issued Thursday.
There have been 32 cases of rabies-positive animals in Michigan so far in 2025, including incidents among bats in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties, state officials report…