Health authorities seek a woman who left rabid bats at U Vet Hospital – Twin Cities

Health authorities are looking for an unidentified woman who left two dead bats dead at the Veterinary Medical Center at the University of Minnesota on Thursday.

The Minnesota Department of Health is trying to find out if the woman – who left the institution on the St. Paul campus before staff could get her contact information – or whoever else was exposed to the two bats rabies during their life.

"This situation is a reminder that Minnesota bats may be rabies and that the public should take this risk seriously," the department said in a statement. "Rabies is a deadly disease transmitted by the bites of infected animals. Bats are especially troubling because their teeth are so small that a bite may not be felt or even leave a visible mark.