“We always here at mosquito control try and support bats, put up bat houses, things like that,” Alissa Berro, section manager for Pinellas County Mosquito Control and Vegetative Management said.

A bat in Cedar Park tested positive for rabies, leading to a public health alert and search for exposed individuals or pets.

People can report dead animals or bats to their local animal control, which will alert the local vector control district, an agency that specializes in animals or insects that can make people sick.

A live bat found in Cedar Park has tested positive for rabies. Police believe the bat came into contact with multiple people and/or animals.