BURLINGTON (AP) - The Vermont Department of Health says more people are reporting cases of bats flying through open windows and doors and getting trapped inside homes.

Public Health Veterinarian Robert Johnson says the hot weather, bugs and open doors and windows might explain the sightings. He says if a bat is found in a room with someone who was sleeping or if a bat is found in the same room with an unattended child, it should be safely collected for rabies testing.

Only four of the 65 bats tested so far this year have been positive for rabies.

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