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Weber-Morgan Health Department issues recommendations after bat tests positive for rabies
The Weber-Morgan Health Department announced this week that a bat found in Morgan County tested positive for the rabies virus, prompting officials to issue several recommendations to protect residents and their pets. Amy Carter, Weber-Morgan's communicable disease nurse, told the Standard-Examiner that the department initiates the testing of roughly 15-20 bats each year on average following reports of potential exposures or animals exhibiting strange behavior. This is the first report of a bat returning a positive test result statewide for 2025. "The majority of our bats are healthy and ...
