An injured bat that was rescued from a back garden turned out to have an extremely rare, rabies-like virus, the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs has said. The animal was found earlier ...

The state Department of Health tested the cat, which was positive for rabies. The cat was later euthanized. Police said the resident and the officer are being treated.

Although EBLVs can cause rabies, they are not the typical virus associated with dogs. The risk of catching the virus from a bat in the UK is 'very small', according to the Bat Conservation Trust.