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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
That's a LOT of bats. I'd be willing to bet that there are more rabid bats than any other animal that can get rabies, here in the US.
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From http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatr...d/pdf/bats.pdf
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Bat rabies has always occurred at low levels within bat populations and researchers estimate that less than 1 % of all bats are rabid. Most bats are healthy and are beneficial in controlling insect pests. However, more of the bats submitted to the Health Department Laboratory for rabies testing were positive with the rates between 5-15 percent. It is unclear what the reason for this is. In addition, a high rate of rabies in bats, submitted from rehabilitators, shows that the rehabilitation of sick bats is unsafe.
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