A bat that was found near the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood tested positive for rabies.

The bat was first found on Sept. 23, according to Public Health – Seattle & King County , near residential homes on Boyer Ave. E.

“A King County resident found a note on their door indicating that two unknown people had given the bat water and alerting the resident to the sick bat,” Public Health – Seattle & King County stated.

The bat was euthanized the next day by an animal control agency. Public Health – Seattle & King County then tested the bat for rabies, receiving a positive test on Sept. 25.

Rabies is life-threatening but is treatable if caught early and treated before any symptoms develop. Anyone who may have had contact with this bat (even if not bitten) is

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