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Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In DuPage County

Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In DuPage County

ILLINOIS — A bat has tested positive for rabies in DuPage County, prompting the county health department (DCHD) to share safety tips for residents. Foremost of these is to never touch or attempt to catch a bat. As of early August, 68 residents have been advised to get treatment for possible exposure to rabies. Bats are the number one source …

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Texans’ Jimmie Ward arrested for testing positive for alcohol in violation of bond, per attorney

Texans’ Jimmie Ward arrested for testing positive for alcohol in violation of bond, per attorney

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. – Texans veteran safety Jimmie Ward was arrested Thursday evening in Montgomery County, according to jail records. Ward, 34, was arrested and charged in June on a third-degree felony domestic violence case involving his son’s mother. She filed for and was granted an emergency protective order preventing any contact with Ward. Ward violated a condition …

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Jimmie Ward was arrested Thursday after testing positive for alcohol

Jimmie Ward was arrested Thursday after testing positive for alcohol

Texans safety Jimmie Ward was arrested Thursday, the second time in three months he has landed in jail. Ward tested positive for alcohol, his lawyer, Steve Jackson, told Aaron Wilson of KPRC. In June, Ward was booked on charges of assault family violence impeding breath/circulation, a third-degree felony under Texas law. Ward’s fiancé alleges he assaulted, strangled and threatened her, …

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Bat found in Colorado Springs tests positive for rabies

Bat found in Colorado Springs tests positive for rabies

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) shared Wednesday that a bat found in Colorado Springs had tested positive for rabies, making it the first animal in the county to test positive for the disease in 2025. According to county health officials, a person came in contact with the bat on Saturday, and the animal was …

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S.A. officials warn residents over positive West Nile Virus test – MySA

S.A. officials warn residents over positive West Nile Virus test  MySA West Nile Virus found in San Antonio mosquito trap, officials say  KSAT Dallas County reports first human West Nile case of 2025  Star Local Media First West Nile Virus-positive mosquito pool of 2025 season confirmed by Metro Health  WOAI West Nile detected in mosquitoes in San Antonio for first time this year  San Antonio …

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Positive rabies case identified in Wyomissing | Berks Regional News

Positive rabies case identified in Wyomissing | Berks Regional News

WYOMISSING, Pa. – The Animal Rescue League of Berks County (ARL) is issuing a warning to residents of the Wyomissing area after an injured cat tested positive for rabies. The ARL received results for a positive rabies case after an injured brown tabby and white kitten were located by a resident near Hill Avenue in Wyomissing Borough on Saturday, July …

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Bat tests positive for rabies after biting woman near Aspen’s Weller Lake

Bat tests positive for rabies after biting woman near Aspen’s Weller Lake

A Townsend’s big eared bat clings onto a rock wall. Colorado is home to 19 native bat species.National Park Service/Courtesy photo Pitkin County has confirmed a bat that bit a person near the Weller Lake parking lot up Independence Pass has tested positive for rabies — the fourth confirmed county case in the last eight years and the first positive …

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