洛杉矶县今年76只蝙蝠检出狂犬病：数量破纪录，卫生局发布警告
加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县公共卫生局确认，2026年以来全县已有76只蝙蝠检测出狂犬病阳性，超过2025年69只的前纪录，创下历史新高，卫生官员已就此发布警告。
仅今年8月一个月，全县就确认了24只狂犬病蝙蝠；据卫生局数据，当月居民送检的蝙蝠中近三分之一（32%）呈阳性。卫生局称，洛杉矶县狂犬病蝙蝠检出量十多年来呈稳步上升趋势。放眼全州，加利福尼亚州2025年共有314只蝙蝠检出狂犬病阳性，高于2024年的229只，增幅约37%。
洛杉矶县卫生官员 Muntu Davis 表示：“蝙蝠是我们环境的重要组成部分，但它们可能感染并传播狂犬病，这种疾病一旦出现症状几乎总是致命的。”卫生局今年9月还在 Westlake Village 确认一只狂犬病阳性的浣熊，是该县自1973年以来首次检出狂犬病浣熊；一只与该浣熊有直接接触的犬只因已按时接种狂犬病疫苗而被隔离观察，一个工作场所的4名人员可能有暴露风险，正在接受建议的后续护理。
据美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC），狂犬病病毒影响中枢神经系统，可通过被感染动物的咬伤或抓伤、以及感染唾液进入开放性伤口或眼、鼻、口传播给人及宠物；有些情况下被蝙蝠咬伤或抓伤者本人可能并未察觉。卫生官员呼吁居民不要触碰或拿取蝙蝠，并报告在家中发现的、或可能与人或宠物有过接触的蝙蝠；卫生官员同时表示，犬猫等宠物应按时接种狂犬病疫苗，接种疫苗的宠物可为宠物主人提供一层重要防护。
（GSM 据 Fox Weather 报道）
Los Angeles County Records 76 Rabid Bats in 2026: Total Breaks Record as Health Officials Issue Warning
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in California has confirmed that 76 bats have tested positive for rabies in 2026, surpassing the previous record of 69 set in 2025 and setting a new high, prompting health officials to issue a warning.
In August alone, 24 rabid bats were confirmed in Los Angeles County, and nearly one-third, or 32%, of the bats submitted for rabies testing by residents during that period tested positive. According to the health department, Los Angeles County has experienced a steady upward trend in rabid bat detections for more than a decade. Statewide, 314 bats tested positive for rabies across California in 2025, compared with 229 in 2024, an increase of about 37%.
“Bats are an important part of our environment, but they can be infected with and spread rabies, a disease that is almost always fatal once symptoms appear,” said Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, the Los Angeles County health officer. In September, county health officials also confirmed a rabies-positive raccoon in Westlake Village, the first detection of a rabid raccoon in the county since 1973. A dog that may have had direct contact with the raccoon was up to date on its rabies vaccination and was placed under quarantine, and four people at a worksite who may also have been exposed were receiving recommended follow-up care.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rabies is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can spread to people and pets through the bite or scratch of an infected animal, and through infected saliva entering an open wound or the eyes, nose or mouth; in some cases a person may not realize they have been bitten or scratched, particularly by a bat. Health officials are urging residents not to touch or handle bats and to report bats found inside homes or in locations where people or pets may have come into contact with them, and officials say dogs and cats should be kept up to date on rabies vaccination.
(GSM, based on reporting by Fox Weather)
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