Meanwhile, California officials say fungus deadly to bats may be in San Diego County
County health officials are looking for people who may have come into contact with a rabid bat found in a parking lot in Oceanside, it was announced Monday.
Rabies is a viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. Symptoms in people can take weeks to months to develop. The fungus that causes"white-nose syndrome" has been positively detected in Humboldt, Sutter, Placer, Amador and Inyo counties. According to a Department of Fish and Wildlife statement,"inconclusive laboratory results suggest the fungus may also be present" in San Diego County, as well as Trinity, Siskiyou, Shasta, Plumas, Alpine, and San Bernardino counties.
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