Rabies

Missoula City-County Health Department has confirmed that a rabid bat was found in the county recently.

Spring and summer time in Montana is the best time to get out and explore what Big Sky Country has to offer. With that in mind, Epidemiologist Dana Fejes has a reminder for the public to be on the lookout for rabid wildlife.

Montana officials are reporting this morning, September 28, that they now know what kind of rabies was found in a Missoula skunk.

When it comes to potentially rabid animals in Missoula, most of the trapping so far has involved cats.

Former Undersheriff and unsuccessful candidate for Missoula County Sheriff Josh Clark is suing the sheriff's office and Missoula County for a total of $750,000 over political discrimination and a hostile work environment that he says forced his early retirement.

Can your dog or cat leave the county?

Eight people in Montana are receiving rabies shots as a precaution after a middle school student found a bat at home and brought it to science class in a bag.

The Montana Department of Health and human Services is warning Montanans to be aware of rabies this spring.