The St. Clair County Health Department announced Friday, Oct. 10, a bat found in the county tested positive for rabies.

The bat was identified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services after one person was bitten. That person was referred for medical treatment.

About 60 animals with rabies are identified each year in Michigan, according to the health department, and about 90% of those are bats. In response to the incident, the department is publishing information about rabies and what to do if exposed to an animal with the disease.

According to the Michigan website on emerging diseases there have been 39 animals across the state that tested positive for rabies in 2025, all of them bats. Two were found in Sanilac County and two in Macomb County.

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