Hundreds of potentially exposed to rabies at the Grand Teton National Park Lodge

Wyoming health officials announce hundreds of guests who stayed at Jackson Lake Lodge at the Grand Teton National Park about a recently discovered Bat Colony, who may have exposed them to Rabies.

A warn Published on Grand Teton National Park’s page on the National Park Service (NPS) site says that the potential exposure occurred between May 5 and July 27.

The cottages have been uninterrupted, without plans to open again, since July 27, when the concessionaire Grand Teton Lodge Company discovered the Bat problem, according to Associated Press.

The Bat colony was discovered in a wind space above rooms 516, 518, 520, 522, 524, 526, 528 and 530 at Jackson Lake Lodge.

Since June 2, the Grand Teton Lodge Company has received eight reports involving guests overnight that may have been exposed to bats in rooms on the lodge.

There were approximately 250 reservations until the end of July for the infected rooms, which caused health representatives to estimate that up to 500 people stayed in affected areas, reported Associated Press. The lodges came from 38 states and seven countries.

So far, rabies have not been found in the small number of bats tested from the eight linked cabins, from Friday August 15 – but many bats have not yet been tested, and some were released through cabin doors and windows, reports Associated Press.

People have reached the Grand Teton Lodge Company for comments.

Government officials in public health reach the guests directly to assess whether they had exposure to a bat while they stopped in the affected rooms and decide whether they fulfill the risk criteria for preventing the treatment of rabies.

“The whole reason we do this outreach investigation is because we cannot exclude rabies with 100% trust,” said Wyoming State Public Health -Veterinarian Emily Curren Sfgate. “We reach out to people to judge them individually under the type of governing principle that rabies would be the worst case.”

Saliva contact from a bat, a piece or a rope from a bat, as well as physical contact with a bat, can all be considered a potential exposure to rabies, according to NPS.

“What we are really concerned about is people who saw bats in their rooms and people who may have had direct contact with a bat,” said Wyoming State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist Friday, according to Associated Press.

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Contact the Grand Teton Lodge Company on (E -post protected) Or 307-543-3044 to determine if you stayed in one of the potentially affected rooms where bats were found.

Individuals who meet the risk criteria for exposure to rabies will be linked to the appropriate supplier in their home state for preventive treatment.