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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - A bat discovered last week on a sidewalk in Orange has tested positive for rabies, leading Orange County health officials to issue a public health warning on Wednesday.

What we know:

The rabid bat was found on October 16 around 2 p.m. on the west side of the 500 block of South Main Street, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

Officials have urged anyone who touched the bat or witnessed another person handle it to contact the agency's Communicable Disease Control Division at 714-834-8180. T

Pet owners whose animals may have come into contact with the bat should immediately contact their veterinarian.

Rabies is typically spread through the saliva of infected animals, usually via a bite. Rare cases of transmission have occurred throu

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