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Local News Report In Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, Sep 29, 2026
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
7
First seen
Sep 29, 7:10 AM PDT
updated Oct 2, 4:13 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Long Beach Post, KNBC and 4 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
LA County issues warning as rabid bat cases reach record high · KNBCSep 28, 12:52 PM PDT
On World Rabies Day, Public Health Warns of Record Rabid Bat Detections in Los Angeles County · Los Angeles County governmentSep 28, 4:00 PM PDT
LA County says they’ve already found 69 bats with rabies. How to protect yourself and pets · Long Beach PostSep 29, 7:10 AM PDT
Rabid Bat Detections in LA County: Public Health Warning – Highest Detections Ever · South Pasadenan NewsSep 30, 9:22 AM PDT
Los Angeles County reported 69 rabid bats. What you need to know · Los Angeles TimesOct 1, 3:00 AM PDT
Rabid bats detected in Long Beach, Irvine · KNBCOct 2, 9:34 AM PDT
Rabies-positive bat found in Long Beach, first since 2014 · KTLA 5Oct 2, 2:12 PM PDT
A bat in Long Beach tested positive for rabies for the first time in a decade. Here’s how to protect yourself · Long Beach PostOct 2, 4:13 PM PDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 1, 9:25 AM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 1, 9:48 AM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.