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Indoor Structures
(Schools, day care centers, hospitals, health care clinics, prisons, fairs, camps, etc.)
Bat Flying in or Roosting in an Occupied Building
Bats Observed Flying at Night Outside
(Schools, day care centers, hospitals, health care clinics, prisons, fairs, camps, etc.)
Bat Flying in or Roosting in an Occupied Building
- Evaluate situation for potential risk, consider exclusion and batproofing as soon as possible
- Leave one person in building to observe bat
- Remove occupants from building, as well as adults who will not be involved in capturing the bat
- Make a list of building occupants while they exit the building or immediately afterwards
- Capture bat report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing
- Leave one person in building to observe bat
- Remove occupants from building, as well as adults who will not be involved in capturing the bat
- Make a list of building occupants while they exit the building or immediately afterwards
- Capture bat
- Report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing
- Capture bat
- Immediately make list of those with possible contact
- Have those persons with possible contact wash the area of potential contact with soap and water
- Report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing
- Depending on severity, consider having wounds evaluated by health care provider for medical treatment
Bats Observed Flying at Night Outside
- Provide general education to persons frequenting location about bats and risk of rabies, avoiding exposures, and reporting possible exposures
- Provide general education to persons frequenting location about bats and risk of rabies, avoiding exposures, and reporting possible exposures (note: if bat appears to be aggressively and deliberately swooping at people, keep people away from area, capture bat, contact Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681 and submit for rabies testing)
- Restrict access to area
- Temporarily contain bat, for example with an inverted pail or coffee can
- Capture bat
- Report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing.
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Trent Joseph
Director of Health
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Health Department
Physical Address
8 Campus Drive
Madison, CT 06443
Phone: (203) 245-5681
Office Hours
Effective September 4, 2018
Mon-Wed 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Thurs 8:30 AM-6:30 PM
Friday 8:30 AM-12:00 PM