Veterinary Public Health Program
313 N Figueroa St. Rm 1127
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel (213) 288-7060
Fax (213) 481-2375 vet@ph.lacounty.gov
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Rabies Map 2016
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.
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 Caņada
Flintridge. Two of the three were found in
the same block.
Calabasas. January.
Bat found alive outdoors
at a school.
La Caņada
Flintridge.
March. Bat found outdoors
at a public
park.
Los Angeles (Downtown).
April. Bat found in 23rd floor of an office
building.
Castaic. April. Bat
found on ground outside of a garage at a
home.
Los Angeles (northern Griffith
Park area). April. Bat found alive
on ground in a park.
Santa Clarita (Newhall).
May. Bat flew into home through an open door
and landed in kitchen sink.
Los Angeles (northern Griffith
Park area). May. Bat found alive
on ground in a park.
Santa Clarita (Newhall).
June. Dog found 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. Bat found alive
on ground in a park.
Monrovia. June. Bat
found alive outside on a porch, underneath a
chair.
Glendale (southern end).
June. 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.
Glendale (southern end).
June. Bat found alive outdoors at a home.
Glendale (southern end).
July. Juvenile bat found on sidewalk outside
of a business.
Glendale (southern end).
July. Bat found on ground in parking lot at
an apartment building.
La Caņada
Flintridge. July. Bat found in
driveway
of a home.
Los Angeles (Elyisian
Valley area). July. Bat found in
alley behind a business.
Santa Clarita
(Canyon Country). August. Bat found
on street.
Santa Clarita
(Newhall). August. Bat found by
window inside a house.
Burbank.
August. Bat found on the grounds of a
school, not near students.
Calabasas.
August. Bat found on floor in room on the
second story of a home in the morning.
La Caņada
Flintridge. August. Bat found on
ground near front door
of a home.
Santa Clarita.
August. Bat found alive outside of a
business office.
Glendale.
August. Bat found alive on indoor basketball
court.
Los Angeles (Lake Balboa).
August. Bat found alive inside home.
Los Angeles (Encino).
August. Bat brought into house by cat.
Santa Clarita(Saugus). August. Bat found
outside of a business early in the morning.
Los Angeles
(Porter Ranch). September. Bat
found flying around inside a home.
Glendale.
September. Bat found on indoor basketball
court.
Stevenson Ranch.
September. Bat found near hedges outside of
a home.
Santa Clarita
(Valencia).
September. Bat found on ground in front yard
of a home.
Santa Clarita (Valencia).
September. Bat found dead in a driveway.
Santa Clarita (Valencia).
September. Bat hanging from eaves at a
school.
Santa Clarita
(Saugus).
October. Bat sitting alive on doormat by
front door.
Pasadena.
October. Bat found hanging on exterior wall
of a business.
Los Angeles
(Hollywood). October. 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. Bat found on
ground in back yard of a home.
Castaic.
December. Bat found alive hanging from a
wall in daylight.
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