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Toronto Public Health seeking unidentified person who came into contact with a bat on June 25 suspected of rabies infection

"Toronto Public Health (TPH) is reporting that an injured bat has exhibited symptoms of rabies. The bat was physically handled at the north entrance to 88-100 Harbour St by an unidentified person on Wednesday, June 25 at approximately 9:24 a.m.

The unidentified person is described as approximately 5’8” in height, with a beard. They were wearing eyeglasses with a black t-shirt, black pants and white sneakers. The person was also holding a black water bottle.

TPH is encouraging the person who physically handled the bat or someone who knows a person who fits this description to immediately call TPH through one of the following methods:

During regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday), call 416-338-7600.

After hours, call 311 (or 416-392-2489 if outside of Toronto) and ask to speak to the Healthy Environments manager on call, who can assess the risk of being infected with rabies from this exposure. "

https://www.toronto.ca/news/toronto-public-health-seeking-unidentified-person-who-came-into-contact-with-a-bat-on-june-25-suspected-of-rabies-infection/

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