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First Bat of 2025 Tests Positive for Rabies in Lincoln County

U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle aims to reduce violent crime, public corruption, and drug trafficking in Eastern North Carolina, covering 44 counties with expanded community and agency partnerships.

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Lincoln County health officials have confirmed the first bat of 2025 to test positive for rabies.Rabies is a fatal disease caused by a virus carried in the saliva of infected warm-blooded mammals, typically transmitted through bites.Health officials note that when symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal, so quick, preventive treatment is critical for anyone who may have been exposed to rabies.People can be exposed to a bat and not even re…

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First bat of 2025 tests positive for rabies in Lincoln County

Lincoln County health officials have confirmed the first bat of 2025 to test positive for rabies.Rabies is a fatal disease caused by a virus carried in the saliva of infected warm-blooded mammals, typically transmitted through bites.Health officials note that when symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal, so quick, preventive treatment is critical for anyone who may have been exposed to rabies.People can be exposed to a bat and not even re…

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KPAX broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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