One possibility being explored is that Kelly was bitten by a rabid bat in her house.

Maria Fereri, a curly-haired eighth grader, was bitten by a rabid bat one summer night as she slept.

There must be days when she yearns for the sweet release of an unnoticed bite from a rabid bat.

There was even one case in which a New York City cat was bitten by a rabid bat that flew in through a window.

The focus of the dispute is on whether a person can be bitten or scratched by a rabid bat and not know it.

Here you are, boy, a rabid bat.

Of those, 1,000 were exposed to possibly rabid bats.

Nor does it suggest an increase in the threat from rabid bats, which have have long been known to be carriers of the disease.

The ruined cities filled with rats and rabid bats, and the terrible whirling dust storms of the interior, have been enough for other travel writers.

Although no rabid bats have been found in New London, 21 cases have been recorded elsewhere in the state this season, according to state officials.