Omaha family finds rabid bat

Members of a west Omaha family have been advised to seek preventive medical treatment because a rabid bat was found in their home.

The Douglas County Health Department says the bat and another were found last week. None of the residents reported being bitten, but officials say the residents could have been exposed in other ways.

The Nebraska Humane Society says it's received dozens of calls about bats in the past few weeks. Vice president Mark Langan says that if people find bats in their homes, they should call the Humane Society. And he says that if the people are bitten, they should call their doctors.

The state Department of Health and Human Services says that as of Sept. 9, 44 cases of rabies had been reported in Nebraska.

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