Rabies cases in San Joaquin County have surpassed last year’s total after the recent discovery of an infected bat in Lodi.
The bat, found near Lodi Lake this month, is the city’s first recorded rabies case since 2023 and the county’s third case this year, local public health officials said. All three cases in the county have involved bats.
Last year, there were two cases of rabies in San Joaquin County, also discovered in bats, according to provisional reports from the California Department of Public Health…