In the coastal communities of Manila and Arcata in Northern California's Humboldt County, three children came into contact with bats that carried one of humanity's oldest and most unforgiving diseases. Rabies, a virus that has shadowed human civilization for millennia, remains nearly always fatal once it takes hold — yet it is also nearly always preventable when met with swift action. The children received post-exposure treatment in time, a quiet reminder that the boundary between the wild and the domestic is never as firm as we imagine, and that vigilance is the price of living alongside natu
Three Northern California Children Treated for Rabies After Bat Exposure
Three children received rabies post-exposure treatment following direct contact with rabies-positive bats.