Posted: May 16, 2012 11:51 AM PDT
Updated: Jun 13, 2012 11:58 AM PDT
By FOX 12 Webstaff
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -Oregon health officials are reporting a bat bit a resident who picked it up in northeast Multnomah County.The bat tested positive for rabies Tuesday, according to the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory.It’s the second bat to test positive for rabies in 2012, and the first one in Multnomah County since 2008.Public health officials recommend the following precautions:- Vaccinate your pets (dogs and cats) against rabies.
- Watch wildlife from a distance. Don’t approach or attempt to handle wild animals.
- Do not feed wild animals.
- Keep garbage in secure containers and away from wildlife.
- Feed pets indoors.
- Seal openings in attics, basements, porches, sheds, barns and screen chimneys that might provide access to bats and other wildlife.
- Watch wildlife from a distance. Don’t approach or attempt to handle wild animals.
- Do not feed wild animals.
- Keep garbage in secure containers and away from wildlife.
- Feed pets indoors.
- Seal openings in attics, basements, porches, sheds, barns and screen chimneys that might provide access to bats and other wildlife.
