Ontario child dies from rabies after bat found in room, official says [Video]

An Ontario child has died of rabies after being exposed to a bat, a health official says.

According to Dr. Malcolm Lock, acting medical officer of health for the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, the child woke up with a bat in their room but the parents did not seek a rabies vaccination.

“Rabies is still an entity. It’s still circulating,” Lock said during a meeting of the Norfolk County board of health on Wednesday.

“The case that we had here, it was a child and basically they woke up with a bat in the room, the parents looked at the child and didn’t see any signs of a bite or scratches or saliva and didn’t seek getting the rabies vaccine so unfortunately, that child is now deceased.”

Lock added, “Nearly all the cases that we’ve had result in death so it’s extremely important that people that have any form of exposure seek the proper medical attention.”

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