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Two Grand Canyon bats test positive for rabies
Matthew Casey, The Republic | azcentral.com 3:11 p.m. MST July 20, 2014
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Officials have warned Grand Canyon visitors to take precaution after a woman was exposed this month to a bat that later tested positive for rabies.
The bat landed on the woman on July 16 near the Desert View Visitors' Center and crawled on her shorts, shirt and leg for about 10 minutes as tourists took pictures, according to Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski, a spokeswoman for Grand Canyon National Park.
Park officials caught and euthanized the bat, and it tested positive for rabies, Shedlowski said. The woman's identity is unknown.
Another bat tested positive for rabies this month after it was found dead on the North Kaibab Trail, Shedlowski said...
Two Grand Canyon bats test positive for rabies
Matthew Casey, The Republic | azcentral.com 3:11 p.m. MST July 20, 2014
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Officials have warned Grand Canyon visitors to take precaution after a woman was exposed this month to a bat that later tested positive for rabies.
The bat landed on the woman on July 16 near the Desert View Visitors' Center and crawled on her shorts, shirt and leg for about 10 minutes as tourists took pictures, according to Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski, a spokeswoman for Grand Canyon National Park.
Park officials caught and euthanized the bat, and it tested positive for rabies, Shedlowski said. The woman's identity is unknown.
Another bat tested positive for rabies this month after it was found dead on the North Kaibab Trail, Shedlowski said...