MARSHALL, Tx. (KTAL/KMSS) – The City of Marshall's Local Rabies Control Authority (LRCA) is actively monitoring an area for animals with rabies after a bat was discovered containing the virus.

The LRCA confirmed a positive rabies case in a report from the Marshall Police Department.

Rabies, a viral disease that can attack the central nervous system of mammals, including humans is almost always fatal once symptoms appear.

The report states that on September 29, 2025, the bat was found on the ground in the 200 block of South Washington Avenue.

Once an animal control officer collected the bat, it was then euthanized in a way the department describes as humane.

A few days later, the Department of State Health Services notified the LRCA that the bat tested positive for rabies.

Justin Sern

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