The bat was removed from a Haddon Heights home Aug. 10.
HADDON HEIGHTS -- Tests have confirmed that a bat removed from a borough home earlier this month did have rabies, county officials announced Friday.
The Courier-Post reports that Camden County officials said the bat was found inside a home Aug. 10. The county's statement did not say whether any of the household members had been bitten or touched by the bat.
"The household members were notified of the result and advised to seek" treatment for possible exposure to rabies, the county told the newspaper.
The bat was sent to a Public Health & Environmental Laboratories in Trenton for testing after it was removed from the house, according to the statement. The county was notified Tuesday of the positive test results.
The release did not identify the family or the address where the bat was found.
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