Humans who experience an animal bite or other types of exposures to potentially rabid animals or bats must be reported to your local DHD#10 office within 24 hours of seeking medical care. An interview will be conducted by a public health nurse at DHD#10 to understand what happened at the time of the bite.
Bats and some other animals who have bitten a person may need to be shipped to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. For that reason, do not dispose of the bat. If bringing an animal into the health department, it must be euthanized prior to arrival. Watch the video below for instructions on how to contain the bat/animal.
Contact your local DHD#10 office if you have questions about unusual situations especially if exposed to a wild animal bite, macque monkey bite, public show animal bite, and or a petting zoo/fair animal bite.