For Immediate Release: September 23, 2016
Contact: Jessica Good, Public Information Officer, (714) 834-2178, Email: JGood@ochca.com
Bat Found in Irvine Shopping Center Tests Positive for Rabies
(Santa Ana, CA) – A bat found in the parking lot behind Zion Market in the Northwood Town Center at 4800 Irvine Blvd. in Irvine on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 has tested positive for rabies.
Anyone who may have had physical contact with this bat or saw someone else having contact with the bat is asked to call Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) Epidemiology at (714) 834-8180 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or (714) 834-7792 after hours to determine the risk for rabies. Continue reading