STAFF REPORT
A live bat found outside a home in the Whispering Hollow and Clear Springs Hollow neighborhood tested positive for rabies according to results received today from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The animal was found on the ground about 11 a.m. Friday near the intersection of Clear Springs Hollow and Crooked Creek after it apparently had come in contact with a number of dogs. The pets are in quarantine until it can be determined if they contracted the disease, said Debra Mahan, a Hays County Personal Health department nurse who specializes in epidemiology.
Rabies is always present in some percentage in the native bat population, Mahan said. Parents should stress to their children not to touch bats, she said.
For information, contact the city of Buda animal control department at 512-312-2876.
