bat rabies

The big brown bat lives throughout Oregon. It's dark color and slow flight help with identification. There are 15 species of bats in Oregon and they are considered crucial to ecosystems. Bats are also the primary rabies vector species in the U.S. Note: the bat pictured here is not sick.

Third Lane County bat tests positive for rabies

Lane County Public Health announced Monday that they found a rabies-infected bat. This is the third bat found in Lane County this year to test positive for the virus.

Health & Medicine

Uptick In Bat Rabies Cases Prompts Warnings In Lane, Deschutes Counties

Tiffany Eckert

Lane County Public Health was recently notified of another case of bat rabies—the fourth this year. A rabid bat was also just discovered in Deschutes…

Health & Medicine

Year's First Case of Bat Rabies Found In Eugene

Tiffany Eckert

Oregon has seen its first positive case of bat rabies in 2020. It was discovered after an infected bat had a recent “run in” with a resident in South…