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WARNING – Bat Found Carrying Rabies in Mesa County
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Health officials say a bat in Mesa County has tested positive for rabies, and pets that had contact with it have been quarantined.
County health officials were reminding pet owners to keep their animals' rabies vaccinations current.
The last human case of rabies in Colorado was reported in 1931.
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