California woman dies from Fresno County's first human case of rabies in more than 30 years

A California pistillate died of rabies aft allegedly being bitten by a bat successful her classroom, according to Fresno County wellness officials.

The woman, aboriginal identified arsenic Leah Seneng, 60, marks the archetypal quality lawsuit of rabies successful Fresno County since 1992.

"In general, rabies is simply a illness that affects the brain, and it is precise rare. But erstwhile it develops, it tin origin precise superior consequences," said Dr. Trnidad Solis, Fresno County Health Department's lawman wellness officer. "It's transmitted done saliva; it is not airborne."

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Leah Seneng, 60, was the archetypal quality lawsuit of rabies successful Fresno County since 1992, according to region wellness officials. (GoFundMe)

Seneng, who was an creation teacher astatine Bryant Middle School successful Dos Palos, was bitten by the bat erstwhile she was attempting to rescue it successful her classroom, local outlet ABC30 reported.

She archetypal came into interaction with the bat successful October, but did not display symptoms until astir a period later, according to Fresno County wellness officials.  She was admitted to the infirmary and died 4 days later.

Leah Seneng was an creation teacher astatine Bryant Middle School successful Dos Palos, California. (Map Quest)

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"The astir predominant way of transmission is done the wound of an carnal that has rabies. With rabies, unfortunately, determination is nary cure. So, erstwhile symptoms develop, determination is nary treatment, and often erstwhile it develops, it is often fatal. So we privation the nationalist to cognize that prevention is cardinal to preventing rabies infection," Solis said.

Fresno County officials bash not judge determination is simply a menace to nationalist wellness astatine this time, but are moving with the Merced County Health Department to place immoderate different imaginable exposures and administer vaccines.

Health experts urge radical and pets get vaccinated for rabies. (iStock)

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Seneng's coworkers person acceptable up a GoFundMe relationship to assistance her household during this time.