09/28/2026
𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙍𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮: 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙠
Rabies is a serious but preventable disease and our wildlife plays an important role in its spread.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙠𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙩𝙖. When rabies levels in skunks decrease, rabies in domestic animals tends to decrease as well, because many domestic animals are exposed through encounters with rabid skunks. 🦨
Bats are especially important to watch this time of year. In late summer, bats become more active as they prepare for winter, and young bats are leaving maternity roosts for the first time—meaning the chances of encountering a bat increase.
⚠️ A bat encounter can be a rabies exposure even when you don't see a bite. Bat bites can be very small and may go unnoticed.
If you:
• Wake up to find a bat in your bedroom
• Find a bat in the room with a sleeping child or vulnerable adult
• Or have any physical contact with a bat
The bat should be captured and submitted for rabies testing. 🦇
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧: 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮, 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚. ❤️🐾
This World Rabies Day, let's keep our pets, families, and communities safe by knowing the risks and taking rabies seriously.
