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Management
Indoor Structures
(Schools, day care centers, hospitals, health care clinics, prisons, fairs, camps, etc.)
Bat Flying in or Roosting in an Occupied Building
- Evaluate situation for potential risk, consider exclusion and batproofing as soon as possible
Building Small, Leading to Close Proximity Of Bat to Occupants, and Children Are Present
- Leave one person in building to observe bat
- Remove occupants from building, as well as adults who will not be involved in capturing the bat
- Make a list of building occupants while they exit the building or immediately afterwards
- Capture bat report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing
Bat Present Indoors With Sleeping Adults or Unattended Children
- Leave one person in building to observe bat
- Remove occupants from building, as well as adults who will not be involved in capturing the bat
- Make a list of building occupants while they exit the building or immediately afterwards
- Capture bat
- Report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing
Known or Suspected Contact With a Bat
- Capture bat
- Immediately make list of those with possible contact
- Have those persons with possible contact wash the area of potential contact with soap and water
- Report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing
- Depending on severity, consider having wounds evaluated by health care provider for medical treatment
Outdoors - Public Locations
Bats Observed Flying at Night Outside
- Provide general education to persons frequenting location about bats and risk of rabies, avoiding exposures, and reporting possible exposures
Bat Observed Flying Outside in Daytime
- Provide general education to persons frequenting location about bats and risk of rabies, avoiding exposures, and reporting possible exposures (note: if bat appears to be aggressively and deliberately swooping at people, keep people away from area, capture bat, contact Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681 and submit for rabies testing)
Bat Found Outside Grounded or Roosting in a Location Accessible to the Public
- Restrict access to area
- Temporarily contain bat, for example with an inverted pail or coffee can
- Capture bat
- Report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing.
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Trent Joseph
Director of Health
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Amanda Maturo
BS, REHS - Registered SanitarianPhone: (203) 245-5678
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Health Department
Physical Address
8 Campus Drive
Madison, CT 06443
Phone (203) 245-5681
Office Hours
Effective Jan. 1, 2023
Monday-Thursday:
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Friday:
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.