Riverside County well being officers are in search of two younger youngsters who’re believed to have been uncovered to a bat that examined optimistic for rabies.
An grownup who was involved with the bat advised county Division of Public Well being officers that they noticed two boys dealing with the bat within the car parking zone of an industrial park at 301 Lincoln Ave. in Corona on Monday round 4 p.m.
Two boys have been across the ages of 11 or 12 and have been driving bicycles, they stated.
The bat was collected and examined by the Riverside County Public Well being Division, at which level it examined optimistic for rabies.
“It will be important that these youngsters be seen by a well being care supplier as a result of the potential for a severe well being difficulty,” stated Riverside County Public Well being Officer Dr. Geoffrey Leung in a press launch. “We ask mother and father and different guardians within the space to speak to their youngsters and see in the event that they may be those who dealt with the bat.”
Individuals who have been presumably uncovered to rabies are urged to see a well being care supplier as quickly as attainable for analysis.
The mother and father or guardians of the kids uncovered to this rabies-positive bat are requested to name the Riverside County Public Well being Division at 951-358-5107.