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Did you know?
- 38 rabid bats were found in Los
Angeles County in 2016
- 58% of them were found at private
residences
- 27% of them were found indoors - 6 in
homes and 4 in businesses. (Last year only 1
rabid bat was found indoors).
- 13 people and 14 pets were considered to
be potentially exposed to them and were
therefore referred for rabies post-exposure
prophylaxis (PEP) or quarantined.
Learn more about
bats and rabies in Los Angeles County.
Learn
about what to do if you find a bat in your home
Of note, in 2016 there appear to be three areas of
geographic clustering of rabid bats:
- Fourteen rabid bats were found
in an area north of Downtown Los Angeles,
with some being found in Glendale and Burbank (see map
below right).
- Eleven rabid bats were found in the city
of Santa
Clarita. For the past several years, Santa
Clarita has had more rabid bats than other areas
of the county (see map at right).
- Three rabid bats were found in La Cañada
Flintridge. Two of the three were found in
the same block.
Rabid bat species
16 were canyon bats, 11 were Mexican
free-tailed bats, 8 were big brown bats, 1 was a
California myotis, and 1 was a Hoary bat. For
one rabid bat the species was not identified.
- Calabasas. January.
Canyon bat found alive outdoors
at a school.
- La Cañada
Flintridge.
March. Hoary bat found outdoors
at a public
park.
- Los Angeles (Downtown).
April. Mexican free-tailed bat found in 23rd floor of an office
building.
- Castaic. April.
Canyon bat
found on ground outside of a garage at a
home.
- Los Angeles (northern Griffith
Park area). April. Mexican
free-tailed bat found alive
on ground in a park.
- Santa Clarita (Newhall).
May. Big brown bat flew into home through an open door
and landed in kitchen sink.
- Los Angeles (northern Griffith
Park area). May. Mexican
free-tailed bat found dead
on ground in a park.
- Santa Clarita (Newhall).
June. Dog found Mexican free-tailed bat in back yard, ate part
of bat. Two dogs in home put under home
quarantine/rabies observation.
- Los Angeles (northern Griffith
Park area). June. Canyon bat found alive
on ground in a park.
- Monrovia. June.
Big brown bat found alive outside on a porch, underneath a
chair.
- Glendale (southern end).
June. Big brown bat was hanging from a wall. It fell
to the ground.
- Santa Clarita (Newhall area).
June. Found bat crawling on garage floor at
a home. Bat species not identified.
- Glendale (southern end).
June. Big brown bat found alive outdoors at a home.
- Glendale (southern end).
July. Juvenile canyon bat found on sidewalk outside
of a business.
- Glendale (southern end).
July. Big brown bat found on ground in parking lot at
an apartment building.
- La Cañada
Flintridge. July. Big brown bat found in
driveway
of a home.
- Los Angeles (Elyisian
Valley area). July. Canyon bat found in
alley behind a business.
- Santa Clarita
(Canyon Country). August. Canyon
bat found
on street.
- Santa Clarita
(Newhall). August. California
myotis bat found by
window inside a house.
- Burbank.
August. Canyon bat found on the grounds of a
school, not near students.
- Calabasas.
August. Canyon bat found on floor in room on the
second story of a home in the morning.
- La Cañada
Flintridge. August. Big brown bat found on
ground near front door
of a home.
- Santa Clarita.
August. Canyon bat found alive outside of a
business office.
- Glendale.
August. Mexican free-tailed bat found alive on indoor basketball
court.
- Los Angeles (Lake Balboa).
August. Big brown bat found alive inside home.
- Los Angeles (Encino).
August. Canyon bat brought into house by cat.
- Santa Clarita
(Saugus). August. Mexican
free-tailed bat found
outside of a business early in the morning.
- Los Angeles
(Porter Ranch). September. Canyon
bat
found flying around inside a home.
- Glendale.
September. Mexican free-tailed bat found on indoor basketball
court.
- Stevenson Ranch.
September. Canyon bat found near hedges outside of
a home.
- Santa Clarita
(Valencia).
September. Canyon bat found on ground in front yard
of a home.
- Santa Clarita (Valencia).
September. Canyon bat found dead in a driveway.
- Santa Clarita (Valencia).
September. Mexican free-tailed bat hanging from eaves at a
school.
- Santa Clarita
(Saugus).
October. Canyon bat sitting alive on doormat by
front door.
- Pasadena.
October. Mexican free-tailed bat found hanging on exterior wall
of a business.
- Los Angeles
(Hollywood). October. Mexican
free-tailed bat found in parking
garage beneath an apartment building, near
feral cats. Cats to be trapped and then
observed for rabies.
- Los Angeles
(Encino). November. Canyon bat found on
ground in back yard of a home.
- Castaic.
December. Mexican free=tailed bat found alive hanging from a
wall in daylight.
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MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES - Click
HERE for CDC podcasts, videos, eCards and
more about RABIES!
Lecture about rabies in Los Angeles County 2011
Centers for Disease Control - Rabies pages
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
web pages
Local Rabies Overview
Rabies Control Manual
Human rabies
2015 rabid bat
map
2004 - 2013
rabid bat map
Last updated:
September 17, 2026
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