A bat found near a park on the San Francisco Peninsula in San Mateo County tested positive for rabies last week, health officials said.

San Mateo County Health said in a press release that the bat was found near the Little People's Park playground at Portola Valley Town Center on Oct. 24.

Health officials urged anyone who might have had physical contact with the bat to immediately contact their medical provider, as there is no treatment for rabies once symptoms appear.

People who were not in contact are not at risk, health officials said.

Rabies is a fatal but preventable disease caused by a virus in the saliva of infected animals. Humans and other animals, including pets, can get rabies if they are bitten by a rabid animal. It is not spread by being near a rabid animal, petting it, or

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