Greetings From The Easter Batty
Authorities in Memphis, Tennessee would very much like to talk to anyone who attended an Easter egg hunt at the Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. It seems one of the Easter eggs some children found had wings. And fur.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Health officials in Memphis are contacting everyone who attended a church's Easter egg hunt.
That's because a rabid bat was found on its back near a playground at the church during the hunt.
It was taken inside the Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church where several children touched it. Between 150 and 400 people attended the event.
Health officials believe a very small number of people might have been exposed to the bat.
I have no idea how many people in the Memphis area read this blog, but if you know or know of someone who may have attended the event, get word to them to check in with the local health department. Rabies is nothing to mess around with. It is also a good idea to make sure that your kids know that a bat should be left alone if found laying about. If they are on the ground, they are sick, usually with rabies.
By blat54, Saturday, 21 April , 2007 @ 10:27 am
This news story is in this mornings Memphis Commercial Appeal.
By Gaius, Saturday, 21 April , 2007 @ 10:49 am
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This is one of those things that needs news to be spread by every possible means. Rabies is a very ugly way to die.