A rabid bat was discovered at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and county health officials are looking for anyone who may have had contact with it.
The bat was first spotted at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday near a walkway across from the Red River Hogs in Nairobi Village at the park.
It was found dead five hours later on a public walkway outside the Hidden Jungle, between the Gorilla Forest and African Woods.
Staffers collected the bat, which was not a park animal, and gave it over to county health officials. A testing confirmed the animal had rabies.
Health officials have no information on anyone having contact with the bat, but want to ensure the animal didn’t expose anyone to rabies.
While rabies in humans is potentially fatal, anyone who did not have direct contact with the bat is not at risk for rabies, officials said.
Anyone at the park on Wednesday and directly handled the bat is asked to call San Diego Health and Human Services at 619-692-8499.
