Rabid bat discovered in California residential area sparks health alert

In a quiet California neighborhood, the discovery of a rabid bat near a sidewalk has reminded residents that the boundary between human life and wild nature is never as firm as it appears. Rabies — ancient, almost invariably fatal once symptomatic, and carried silently by creatures we rarely notice — has surfaced in the ordinary geography of daily life. Health authorities in the Fremont area have moved swiftly to warn the community, urging anyone who may have encountered the animal to seek immediate medical care, while asking all residents to remain watchful of wildlife that seems out of place