The Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has advised nearly 200 campers who slept overnight in the zoo’s aquarium since July 4th get rabies shots after a wild bat with rabies was found flying around the building, NBC News reports.
The Nebraska Department of Health recommended the 186 overnight guests and some staff members to get the rabies shots as a precaution after seven wild brown bats were found in aquarium building that housed the campers. One woman awoke in the middle of the night to find a bat buzzing around her head.
The zoo caught and destroyed the bats; a necropsy found one was infected with rabies.
“The bats we identified were little brown bats, a common bat species in Nebraska that anyone could find in their backyard or attic,” Animal Health Director Dr. Sarah Woodhouse said. “It is not unusual for a wild bat to be infected with rabies, which is why you should never directly touch a wild bat.”