Toronto Public Health Looking for Person Who ‘Physically Handled’ Bat Showing Symptoms of Rabies

Toronto Public Health Looking for Person Who ‘Physically Handled’ Bat Showing Symptoms of Rabies
A little brown bat is shown in a handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Cory Olson, WCS Canada
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Toronto’s health authority is looking for a person who came into contact with an injured bat suspected of having rabies. Meanwhile a county in Ontario has confirmed a separate case of exposure to the virus.

In a press release issued on June 27, Toronto Public Health (TPH) said the unidentified person had “physically handled” the bat at the north entrance of 88–100 Harbour Street on Wednesday, June 25, at around 9:24 a.m.