Health officials are working to alert individuals likely exposed to rabies in bat-infested cabins at Grand Teton National Park. Bats in eight linked cabins at Jackson Lake Lodge had not tested positive for rabies, but many likely colonized the attic, with only a small sample sent for testing. The cabins remain unoccupied after the problem was discovered on July 27. Officials are reaching out to approximately 500 people who stayed in the cabins, emphasizing the risk of unnoticed bat bites or scratches, especially while sleeping. Rabies is fatal once symptoms develop, but post-exposure prophylaxis is effective.
Health officials are alerting hundreds of people who may have been exposed to rabies in bat-infested cabins at Grand Teton National Park over the past few months.
None of the bats found in linked cabins had tested positive for rabies, but health officials believe a small sample was found.
People may have been exposed to rabies through unseen bites or scratches while sleeping, prompting officials to notify recent cabin occupants.
Rabies, once symptoms occur, is almost always fatal in humans, but a five-shot prophylactic regimen after exposure is highly effective.
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