Wyoming’s health authorities seek to contact people who have stayed in recent months in Chalets in the Grand Teton National Park, infested by bats and potentially exposed to the anger virus.
The National Park realized the problem on July 27, and the chalets have unemployed, without a reopening project, tells Associated Press. The accommodation had opened in May, and the authorities determined that around 500 people, Americans but also foreigners, could be exposed.
On Friday, bats were tested in some of the eight villas in question, and none took positive for anger. But, according to Dr. Alexia Harrist, Wyoming State Health Director, this handful of mammals is not necessarily representative of all the specimens present in the cabins.
Travelers asked to be vaccinated preventively
Especially because a bat bit or scratch often can go unnoticed, especially when you sleep.
“What really worries us are the people who saw bats in their room and those who may have had direct contact with a bat,” said Alexia Harrist.
To rule out any risk, the authorities called the people who have found bats in their room, or young children, to receive preventive injections.
According to Emily Davis, spokesman for the Grand Teton National Park, the bats are not planned to eradicate.
Source: BFM TV
