Rabid bat found near zoo restaurant sparks urgent public health warning: 'Extremely serious'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. San Antonio Zoo’s Brooke Chavez joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the zoo’s Valentine’s Day program allowing visitors to name a cockroach after their ex and watch it get eaten. Visitors to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are being urged to come forward if they had contact with a wild bat after the animal tested positive for rabies. A deceased wild bat was recovered outside the Oasis on the Rocks restaurant July 11. It later tested positive for rabies, according to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. "Safari Park visitors who had no physical contact with the bat are not at risk for rabies," the park told Fox News Digital. 'UNSUPERVISED' CHILD AT HERSHEYPARK ZOO INJURED BY WOLF AFTER CRAWLING UNDER SAFETY BARRIER County health officials are asking anyone who may have had direct contact with the bat to come forward for evaluation. The bat was not part of the Sa