YIKES!

According to provincial health officials, the last case of rabies in a human in B.C. was in 2003 — also fatal.

About 0.5% of bats in the province have rabies, an infection that causes paralysis in the throat muscles. It is almost always fatal.

— Rafferty Baker (@raffertybaker) July 16, 2019

Since there’s some confusion from outside B.C., I’ll add that the St. Pauls Hospital in question is the one in Vancouver.

— Rafferty Baker (@raffertybaker) July 16, 2019

As a huge fan of bats, I hate to hear this.