How to protect yourself from bats & prevent diseases like rabies

May 8, 2023

As you explore the great outdoors this spring and summer, there's a chance you'll encounter a bat. Bats are an important part of our ecosystem but they can carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans. 

In B.C., between four and eight per cent of bats that come into contact with people test positive for the rabies virus. In 2021, 132 people in the region were treated for potential exposure to rabies.  

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