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I plan to keep a screen in that window going forward. I deal with wild animals all the time here. That is a big part of why I live here.
Appreciate your concern but the risk is exceedingly low, especially if I leave it alone:
>"From 2015 to 2024, 17 cases of human rabies were documented,..."<
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/php/protecting-public-health/index.html
ETA: When I look through those cases, they all messed with the bat (eg killed it or thought it was dead and handled it) and did not seek treatment immediately after contact:
In July 2024, a Minnesota woman who lived alone reported to family members that a bat or bird had been trapped in her house for several days. After discovering a bat in the sink, she reportedly killed it with a hammer and disposed of it. A bite was not mentioned; however, the method reportedly used to kill the bat could have produced splatter resulting in inoculation of infectious nervous tissue onto broken skin or mucous membranes. In addition, family members reported that the patient wore a hearing aid, was a deep sleeper who used a continuous positive airway pressure machine, and routinely consumed alcohol, factors that might have reduced her awareness of having had direct bat contact....
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7502a4.htm
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