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Larimer County reports its first rabid bat of the season as number of cases in Colorado reach 7

Denver7 · · 601 words · By Óscar Contreras
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What to know about Larimer County reports its first rabid bat of the season as number of cases in Colorado reach 7

— Larimer County’s first rabid bat of the season was confirmed Wednesday, as the number of cases in Colorado reached seven.

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What happened

— Larimer County’s first rabid bat of the season was confirmed Wednesday, as the number of cases in Colorado reached seven.

Why it matters

The rabid bat was found in the open space area near the Adriel Hills neighborhood in northeast Fort Collins, according to the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment.

Common ground

Officials said the rabid animal was caught by NOCO Humane Animal Protection & Control and later tested positive for rabies.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Larimer County’s first rabid bat of the season was confirmed Wednesday”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic definitions of the word 'first' and unrelated bank news; they do not contain any information regarding a rabid bat in Larimer County.
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web search NEUTRAL — First Interstate Bank, FHLB Des Moines award over $700K to Montana nonprofits Visit Our Newsroom
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of FIRST is preceding all others in time, order, or importance. How to use first in a sentence.
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web search NEUTRAL — FIRST definition: 1. (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality, or importance: 2…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/first
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Claim 2: “The rabid bat was found in the open space area near the Adriel Hills neighborhood in northeast Fort Collins”
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One source mentions a rabid bat near Ziegler and Ketcher roads (northwest corner of a park), while the claim specifies the Adriel Hills neighborhood in northeast Fort Collins. No source confirms the Adriel Hills location.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elections were held in the United States in large part on November 2, 2021. This off-year election included the regular gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. In addition, state legislati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of California, with the statewide top-two primary election taking place on June 7, 2022. Incumbent Democr…
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Claim 3: “Another one was found in Jefferson County”
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The evidence provided includes general information about Jefferson County, Colorado, and the number '1', but does not confirm a rabid bat was found there.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado, United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 582,910, making it the fourth-most populous county in Colorado. The county seat is Golden,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jefferson County School District R-1 (a.k.a. Jefferson County Public Schools or Jeffco Public Schools) is a school district in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The district is headquartered …
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Claim 4: “Rabies is caused by a virus that affects the nervous system and causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord”
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Claim 5: “no humans have been exposed to rabies in the state this year”
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Claim 6: “this is the second rabid bad reported to state health authorities”
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The evidence provided discusses rabid bats in Utah, Illinois, and Idaho, but does not provide the specific count of bats reported to Colorado state health authorities.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two more rabid bats found in Utah: Animals test positive for rabies, a disease '100 percent' fatal inAnother two bats were diagnosed with the disease in the Salt Lake City areaMakes tally of rabid bat…
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web search NEUTRAL — The warning follows the discovery since May 10 of the first two rabid bats of 2024 in the state in Cook and Will counties, IDPH said. The bats were recovered inside two homes in those counties and sub…
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web search NEUTRAL — What is rabies and how is it treated? Rabies is a disease that affects only warm-blooded mammals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and that includes bats, dogs, cats, wolv…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-rabid-bats-found-idaho-100000…
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Claim 7: “In 2025, Colorado reported 69 rabies cases, 65 of which were in bats, according to the CDPHE”
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Claim 8: “the rabid animal was caught by NOCO Humane Animal Protection & Control and later tested positive for rabies”
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A direct source from Larimer County explicitly states that the bat was captured by NOCO Humane Animal Protection & Control and later tested positive for rabies.
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web search NEUTRAL — The bat was captured by NOCO Humane Animal Protection & Control and later tested positive for rabies.Larimer County residents should call NOCO Humane Animal Protection & Control at 970-226-3647, exten…
https://www.larimer.gov/spotlights/2024/04/29/rabid-bat-foun…
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web search NEUTRAL — The bat was safely collected, tested, and confirmed positive for rabies on Friday.If you see a sick or injured wild animal, contact NOCO Humane Animal Protection & Control at 970-226-3647 ext.
https://northfortynews.com/category/health-and-wellness/rabi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bats testing positive for rabies prompt warnings across multiple states. Rabies is almost always fatal but preventable with prompt medical treatment.A bat at Fullerton College in Orange County tested …
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/bats-test-positive-for-rabi…
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Claim 9: “the number of cases in Colorado reached seven”
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The evidence provided consists of unrelated search results for 'TotalEnergies', 'Total Wine', and 'Total Wireless', with no mention of rabies cases in Colorado.
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web search NEUTRAL — TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, …
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Claim 10: “The virus is shed in the saliva of infected animals”
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Claim 11: “Other rabid animals reported to the state so far include 5 skunks in Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Kit Carson counties”
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The claim states 5 skunks in Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Kit Carson. However, evidence from CBS Colorado mentions 6 skunks in Arapahoe, Adams, and Elbert, and another source mentions Jefferson County found 14. The numbers and counties do not align with the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S. State of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Two of these, the City and County of Denver, which serves as the state capital, and the City and County of Broomfield, have consolidated city an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the county seats of the U.S. State of Colorado and its two predecessors: the extralegal Territory of Jefferson and the official Territory of Colorado.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S. State of Colorado has 273 active municipalities, comprising 198 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. The City and County of Denver, the state capital, is the o…
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Claim 12: “People or animals can get rabies from the bite or scratch of a rabid animal or from a rabid animal’s saliva if it comes in contact with their eyes, nose, mouth or open wounds”
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Claim 13: “There are currently no known human exposures associated with this bat”
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Multiple sources confirm there was no known human contact/exposure with the rabid bat found in Fort Collins.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rabies is a deadly virus that can spread to humans through the saliva of an infected animal. Rabies can be prevented if the rabies vaccine and rabies immune globulin are administered immediately after…
https://kekbfm.com/ixp/48/p/bat-rabies-2026-fort-collins/
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web search NEUTRAL — A bat that later tested positive for rabies was found on a porch in Fort Collins, prompting advice from Larimer County health officials on how to handle a situation like that.
https://1310kfka.com/news/04/rabid-bat-found-in-fort-collins…
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web search NEUTRAL — This is the first rabid bat found in Larimer County this year. The bat possibly interacted with two dogs in a backyard near the 400 block of Whedbee Street in Fort Collins.There was no known human con…
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-collins-co/3017094762486-rabi…
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Claim 14: “It is almost always fatal when not treated soon after exposure”
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Claim 15: “In Colorado, rabies season traditionally begins in the spring, peaking around late summer/early fall”
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