California State Parks and the California Department of Public Health have issued a warning to visitors who visited the Auburn State Recreation Area to seek immediate medical attention if anyone encountered a rabid bat earlier this month at the Mineral Bar Campground.A Placer County health officials notified the state agencies that a visitor to the Mineral Bar Campground found a bat and allowed other visitors, including children, to touch the animal. The visitor took the bat to animal control the following day, and test results showed the bat was positive for rabies. Immediate medical treatment is recommended for anyone who had physical contact with the bat between Aug. 1 and Aug. 3.
