Kosciusko Boy Bitten by Rabid Bat

Kosciusko County officials announced yesterday that a bat that bit a local boy Sunday had rabies. The officials won’t say how old the boy was or what the circumstances of the bite were. He is receiving rabies shots. Kosciusko County Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase says he retrieved the bat and sent it to Indianapolis for testing. Test results confirming rabies came back yesterday. Kosciusko County residents only report bat encounters about four times a year and officials say bites are even rarer. Last year, a 10-year-old girl from the Marshall County town of Bourbon died of rabies after a bat bit her.