Riverside County public health officials are alerting parents about two unidentified boys who may have been exposed to rabies while handling a bat in a Corona industrial park.
The boys, who appeared to be 11 or 12 years old and were riding bicycles, were seen with the bat in a parking lot at 301 Lincoln Ave. about 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, Riverside University Health System – Public Health announced in a Wednesday, March 2, news release.
The bat tested positive for rabies, the release states.
“It is important that these children be seen by a health care provider because (of) the potential for a serious health issue,” Dr. Geoffrey Leung, the county’s public health officer, said in the release. “We ask parents and other guardians in the area to talk to their children and see if they might be the ones who handled the bat.”
Anyone exposed to rabies should see a health care provider as soon as possible to be evaluated, the release states.
Information: 951-358-5107.
