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Last month i felt a brush against back leg when outside at night in rural wooded area. never seen what did it, but scared it was a bat that scratched me and i might contract rabies. should i be worried/get vaccinated because of this? im very anxious?
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I wouldn't worry about a bat... they're usually flying around at dusk, eating insects. To have a bat flying close to the ground and actually colliding with you is not a usual occurrence. It may have just been underbrush.
Answered 8/26/2022
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