Health department issues warning after rabid bat found inside home, resident exposed in McHenry County - Lake and McHenry County Scanner
File Photo | Photo by Nils Bouillard (via Unsplash) Health officials said that a resident was exposed to a bat, which tested positive for rabies, that was found in a house in McHenry County, the first rabid bat discovery in the county this year. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) announced Thursday that a bat was found by a resident inside a home in McHenry County but did not specify where exactly in the county.