Posted on 05/14/2009 5:26:44 AM PDT by Peter Horry
A West Columbia woman is undergoing several weeks of preventive medical treatment after handling a bat that tested positive Wednesday for rabies.
She took the live bat out of her dog’s mouth Saturday with her bare hands, thinking it was a baby bird, said Department of Health and Environmental Control spokeswoman Clair Boatwright.
It’s unclear whether the bat bit the woman, but she is receiving shots, just in case. DHEC would not release her name, citing privacy laws.
It was the fourth confirmed rabid animal in Lexington County this year, according to DHEC. The others were raccoons.
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Did the journalist think to ask about the dog? It seems an obvious point to cover — is the dog getting treatment? Showing signs of illness? What?
“Did the journalist think to ask about the dog? It seems an obvious point to cover — is the dog getting treatment? Showing signs of illness? What”
I assume that the dog had been vaccinated against the disease, that is generally the case and is required in most areas. I am sure DHEC verified that but this could have been part of the story.
Check your libtard moonbad residents. I suspect many of them are rabid too. And even if they aren't, they probably get the rabies treatments just in case.
This why when I see my dog crunching on something furry, I just let him be.
Sharon!!!, have you seen my bloody bat?
South Carolina. Exterminators went into an attic here in NE Ms and killed over 100 bats...there is a 30% positive rabies result for bats submitted for tests. Its just a matter of time before a serious outbreak considering the laissez faire attitude toward vaccination of pets against rabies here.
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