The Wyoming Department of Health has reached out to hundreds of people they believe may have been exposed to rabies during their stay at a Grand Teton National Park lodge over the last four months when a bat colony infected with the disease was discovered in the attic.

They say they still need to reach hundreds more, and the sooner the better.

No cases of rabies have emerged since health officials started an international effort to reach patrons over thecolony of bats that was sharing space in the lodge’s attic.

They say they are doing their due diligence to monitor the health of everyone who might have been exposed because of the serious nature of the disease.

Health officials estimate around 500 people stayed in one of eight attached cabins at Jackson Lake Lodge between May 5 and Jul

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