The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) has confirmed that a bat collected from a Cary home Thursday has tested positive for rabies, marking the first human exposure of the 2025 season in McHenry County. Two people and one animal were exposed after the residents awoke in the middle of the night to find a […]
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Health department issues warning after rabid bat found inside home in McHenry County
Health officials said Thursday that a bat was found in a house in McHenry County and tested positive for rabies, the first rabid bat discovery in the county this year. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) said Thursday that a bat was found inside a home in Ringwood. Animal control collected the bat and […]
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Health department announces residents were exposed to rabid bat in Crystal Lake home
Health officials say residents of a Crystal Lake home have been recommended to undergo treatment after they were exposed to a rabid bat found in their house. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) said Thursday that the Crystal Lake household came into contact with the bat that was found in their home and the […]
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Health department announces family exposed to rabid bat in Woodstock home
Health officials say a family was recommended to undergo treatment after they were possibly exposed to a rabid bat found in their home in Woodstock. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) said Monday that the Woodstock household came into contact with the bat that was found in their home on Wednesday. The household members […]
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Family undergoes treatment after being exposed to rabid bat in Woodstock home
Health officials say a family is undergoing treatment after they and their dog came into contact with a rabid bat found in their home in Woodstock. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) said Friday that the Woodstock household came into contact with the bat that was found in their home on Tuesday. The household […]
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Coroner identifies 87-year-old Lake County man who died after being bitten by bat while sleeping
The coroner’s office has identified an 87-year-old Lake County man who died of rabies after he was bitten by a bat while sleeping. Thomas Krob, 87, of unincorporated Spring Grove, died on September 20 at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry, according to the McHenry County Coroner’s Office. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Lake County resident dies of rabies after coming in contact with bat while sleeping
Health officials say a Lake County resident in his 80s died after being exposed to a rabid bat last month. It is the first human case of rabies in Illinois since the 1950s. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the diagnosis after testing at its lab. A man in his 80s, […]
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Rabid bat found inside young child’s bedroom in Johnsburg, health officials say
The McHenry County Department of Health said that a bat found in a young child’s bedroom at a Johnsburg home has tested positive for rabies. The bat was located in the child’s bedroom on Wednesday, the health department said in a statement. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) said they contacted the family and the […]