Second New Mexico bat tests positive for rabies this year

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A second New Mexico bat has been confirmed to have rabies this year. The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) just released that a bat in the Las Vegas area has tested positive.In May, a bat in Artesia tested positive for rabies. Although that bat did not come in contact with a human, a dog did interact with it.The Las Vegas bat has had no known contact with humans or animals, but it was on a property containing livestock. All of the livestock have received