# 6-year-old girl bitten by rabid bat in Wisconsin, family says

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-06-30 00:07 UTC · Category: Health

## Executive Summary
Multiple jurisdictions across the U.S. report confirmed rabies cases in bats, following a highly publicized incident involving a child in Wisconsin.

## Intelligence Brief
Health officials in Wisconsin, Utah, and Michigan have confirmed rabies-positive bat cases. In Shawano County, Wisconsin, a 6-year-old child is receiving treatment following a bat bite while playing outside. Additional reports indicate confirmed rabid bats in Cache County, Utah, Benton County, and Lenawee County, Michigan.


Coverage from outlets such as USA Today, NBC News, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel emphasizes the child's recovery and the nature of the bite. Regional outlets, including The Herald Journal and WTOL, highlight official health warnings and safety protocols regarding potential exposure to rabid animals. Future developments will depend on health department monitoring and public adherence to safety advisories.


Coverage does not yet specify the total number of individuals currently undergoing post-exposure treatment beyond the Wisconsin case.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| yahoo.com | Girl survives rabid bat attack after receiving lifesaving treatment | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPZC04cUxfN0tQTUhRcFUyajJTX2JaN2xnVEFRTGVscG9uSXJycVFmMlZBdzhHUWpHX25LWExhVkZzaDVMZ2kzdTRhUnlUc2dGdEU4VGJwU1hVUnZjZEVoX2R5eTdPY1B2OEc0SjBuTGk2M0hYOXFwanozM25mT1FvNzBHWTJiNjZuVjNyT3JoZmR6WFE?oc=5) |
| The Daily Beast | American Girl, 6, Bitten by Rabid Bat | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidEFVX3lxTE8wSEdzLXVWakgxMFZIU2lvZkxVQlVHT3dnUGhLQnZ2WE5MNUdRUURTdUdyb0tXZUVJQjE5UEw2SmtZLUFUNjVpVXJFYVN1MGJBMjJDYjN4RDlKdmFnb0p4cVluXzhjcXhPQkxNdkM5eXVDalEx?oc=5) |
| Utah Public Radio | Daily news: A bat tested positive for rabies in Cache County | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxNSS01MzhaWGNaWHhEYmx2RUpDampsdFNndGthRm9ycnY4RG0xMG5IaXhGQXBiSHNnY091VVVMc3dRSFM4MkhVbXY0VF9uRHZ3MTl3WkRDejFRemFwcTE5clk0UzFzLVFWVzFTOHoyREl6cE9QOW9Kd09FNkdWc1ZhXzJsVFRYMl9WLWZlQVdyWGpMZGZzMno3VDNNazM5VlRUUnBoU3docW9wLTY0UWQtNEtUNzQxY3puR29POHZTSQ?oc=5) |
| The Herald Journal | BRHD talks rabies safety as bat tests positive | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiygFBVV95cUxNdjZKSGZFQl9TeXhCZTZ5QW8yTTItaEdQQThwbFRtTDlLT2J6VExmejRra3RxbHpDd0w2OEY1NktLZk5KeHNnbTZIam1UZ1lVa3JpOFJESlFQYVkzTWY0aC1OMmNoTF83OVhZV3dpUENTdURvUy1BNXcyT05xTEtUdmtDOGFfdGh3ZVdORFY1aXB4UUllMnVwQk1fMXFCYldjcXVqWVVBajNFMVN1YzJVblVnTURScl9ZVi1sZmhpanJGcl9qZjVONTh3?oc=5) |
| Yahoo | Bat tests positive for rabies in Cache County, prompting health warnings | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxQZGItamFhR2NjNzVzcUxPSm9iNkdKTTMtNlNPTFE2Q1pIT0pBRUlIVGlQWDFCZGwxTmlpUWp2RDZRY1gzNFFESndSbnFKODNzcF8zRGl4VjJHb21VVUtpd1hOdEpSR3BMUFJjUFZOU3lDaUtLRU1qT1B2dkV3Q2NzcnZmX19FaTVlcjFJODJR?oc=5) |
| OregonLive.com | Benton County reports first rabies case of the year in infected bat | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxQaDlYVHBhRWcyQW14ME1NMGwxZklFQjRMN05uU1ZDa05NV2o2cWwyRm1zQ2RxdllaUk1EeEllT0RiOTlUVWRobmg1ZnNSUmlOOUliaEpzUklrX3IzWF9vV1NsRGRDWERJYk8tNUtiT3JhVzJ4ZElBX1FsVDQtRmFFTUdaQ3liTmg0WTMyQkx1TFVENDlQQVA5SnF1aE1iTXAyN2lUNTZUWG0tbVV4dUloOGZXcHDSAcgBQVVfeXFMUEE4VkpmOEhFWF9kS3ZIZHktbkNKSVhidVp3VXRaVTQ2VVV4aUd5OW5oVVNsY1ZxYWN1ZGlnQnRwVnZic0xQMGZaWEJlUlJzU0tEdWxZWUFMTVllMWVrcGVfeURMcXlsdzRGaEs5akpPMV8xRmFIaHRDWmYxOVlnTVFySFhlM3o1dHhxdFVhNklMYnNsUW9meHlCUnM0WmY) |
| USA Today | Family says 6-year-old bitten by rabid bat outside Wisconsin home | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxQRjZPOUppZGxCYk0wZHFLcWZCQzYwV3J6YWNjR2d0cGl1eGJRejN6NGFIN3UzNC1JUnJaeGtodm9neUJDTE9RUTJRZEhwNHcwWkk3RjVrU0V1RkdtQXQ0LVhwcG4xSnh2Yk5RckRIa3V6dFNSVnBPQXBXbjI3ejZxUVhEc0tMWnF0UFBJMDFWLTVabS0tdGtLVTk4ZGFmMS1Hd0J1ZkhUbmZueXROaXow?oc=5) |
| KCBY | Rabies confirmed in Benton County bat, first positive case of 2026 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxPVFQ1LVdlQ2UzVU9tV3h1a0l5Y3pNVXpjaUQ4ZFVFU2FXZ29LZkdmMnM5NHBPdFBZbmxJTmRUaXRpUVRYUm9jUGo2b1hOSXNTRVNZYlFHTzhyQ18ycFR5Z2dIdEVvMzd6TUlVNUE2WlhNMkFTcDl0MHU1QVVCT1J4aDRxdUZqY2Q2dE0taHVnMTNOY25CMmhjRlNPYnltYkNxdlBKVEtlOTdRRXAw?oc=5) |
| Lenawee County, MI | Rabies-Positive Bat Detected in Lenawee County | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiYEFVX3lxTFBKSkI3cUx1eXpZX1R5TzJyb3Z0UU01T2FuaDFieWtHUlc0aWVaZGRyVTJvWXlJUVJCUXFsV2pjRGJONk9FT1YzeGJFZ0RKQWN4Z2xFOW5Hc2xkU2JaMFBqZQ?oc=5) |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | 6-year-old Shawano County girl bit by bat with rabies, getting vaccine | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxNRFRZNlFpN2NmLTIzOF96bkdpbk9XdmM3NUVkRDdJVFhwYzAwNTB2SW1RMkY5VFhON3FCR3dMTlFiWjdxVUNEa2lCYmY0WjRQSnhMTEotejdtSTM2Zm9SNWVpN3hIVndqMk91bUgwUDNBRFRTZi1tOUxITUNuT2dJcVhNRHF6SEJMUS1LNW9XVmNFU2hUZFJqVzZkNHJkTkIzd1RqbVdiRm9NaGdPYW84aWhTUlBfdU5WTDlKeXVDZ1g?oc=5) |
| Newser | Young Girl Recovering After Bite From Rabid Bat | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikgFBVV95cUxPbUQwdkttQlhEcDlKMEU3bmxYTjNlNm5RZklpLU51UDZTbEEzTE1FaFM3X2ZVMU9NbWE5Uk9Za0pQYzdOdlUyLWRRTTFxWGlESHNuYXFmZ0xrWUYyNVljaWU1QTczTlBNUzZiUU85M19oSlR0dmwwLXdEVGlHNFpGR3VBQy1DRVlJRVlRWmEwTTdMZw?oc=5) |
| NBC News | 6-year-old girl bitten by rabid bat while playing outside her Wisconsin home, family says | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxQMlMtUS16YVk0SjllakR4NXYycXRQcTF2bXRWcDdBSlhPRkxlMkV5RnVYS0VOVGJEM0ZrWnIwUXloM1BFSGtOY2R2dFlMNHRkZ1gxMUJncmkzTUNmMTlBSlNHang1VFYtaTRoWkJEaXowNWJmeElSV1BMS1k3Mk5HNUQwU3V2a1VfV19lY2haUVB1dG1sdHRGUW9HcmFRMVNqV3JsZXRmUTBkY2VPZ0pEYlhCUjF0Zw?oc=5) |
| WALB | ‘She’s home’: SGA 5-year-old continues healing after rabid fox attack | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinwFBVV95cUxOMFhmRzgzNzd5SGo5YzhaVG5zTGV6LTVJQWtjdmZNTnNZVmRUYUdnVmhkN0kwd1pGRzBLUTMzc3dXVGZrWjdRdXQ4cENXZTQ0U1NqTzRjUGJYa2tnNW5XMjNiZlgxQTNIZHYzazJWWk1OamE5TjhYNnlFMElFcTgwSW9KeEh0dWRXQnBic0hTXzkzanRHSXgtMnRHVFFfVlnSAbMBQVVfeXFMTTNPaTkzOVNQLUdROGdKR2E3cmlyQjJXR1JWYk9jbXVNb3BCRWtzb0YtRVN2T0NVOWpZT1hhTFZhNmFXYUkyTjdZeU44Yk9EUjU5Uk5SOE81TlI2RWhnTkZfQzIxejd5N3RCMlNLbElnNlVIbzdFNlBpZmZrV3Z6eHBQSldCN0k3RzdrMTlhNlVJS1dmVFhOVEVJVE1Xbmh4cmIwcnhsWENhRXhFaURqVDNlTTA) |
| Atlanta News First | 5-year-old South Georgia girl attacked by fox, treated for possible rabies | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxNQnlWOTd3NHZBUkF3cDBaLTM4TGY0M3g4VzF5MTN0TVlzcUNPeVlSSWt6cGtXaFp1elVCSDgydkVDb2QwVXY5TFRKUTM3UHFlYlFTc0VfU2tiMlc2SHFXVEJMQUplMnUwWFJzSzBxNElna3lXdkRFd3dSTXF3elN6akI2eDhRSUI0bnAtT2pZQXJlQ1RSYVh1ZFFHay1ONEJIcFBlcHppTG1pbGNzejVXWlR3bV93Zw?oc=5) |
| WTXL ABC 27 | Rabid fox attacks 5-year-old girl on her front porch in Lowndes County, family shares warning | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi-AFBVV95cUxQaThldEhHQm9yM24tbGZGR0lZdnZHdUFmbUU3X1FzSjV0d19WdFRPSHpUZmNESzBhT2JHSE1jd24tcWFxQ2VuZFFrTUZUN2xfd3REXzk4M2NrR1kxT192Zy1oUnFsUmZyc192OXF2TlJXTlpkY0hVeUFTVkczZnJJX0E1UHRWcDFKMDJLWXpzNkJ2LWplRGt2WHJNUjJjMmxNWUpYb2wwSXFFNDVKZXc4SkRiNlExM1Vrd0l0bFBwZUNXZWJqTzZyTE1ENGU4NXF0cWxQYW5xUWdWNWxadVpjUGlSQlUzdFhSN1ctbjNmSVRDRTlEVzNUVQ?oc=5) |

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*Canonical Source: https://pulse.byoviral.com/trend/2026-06-30/6-year-old-girl-bitten-by-rabid-bat-in-wisconsin-family-says*