A bat tested positive for rabies in the Ambler section of Upper Dublin Township on Sept. 25, according to a Montgomery County Health Department flyer.
If anyone in your family has been bitten, scratched, or had salvia exposure to a bat must receive treatment for rabies, which is fatal.
If anyone in your family has had contact with a bat or other stray or wild animal, call the Montgomery County Health Department at 610-278-5117.
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