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California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom

Headline from 12News Phoenix, on the newest of 2 developments

Even though fewer than 10 people in the country die from rabies each year, it is almost always fatal if not treated quickly.

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  1. Teacher dies of rabies after a bat got into her classroom and bit her

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

  2. Newest

    California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom

    Headline from 12News Phoenix ·

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  1. New York Post

    Calif. art teacher, 60, dies of rabies after getting bitten by bat in classroom: ‘She didn’t wanna harm it’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Kindly California art teacher Leah Seneng, 60, died of rabies after she was bitten by a bat that she was trying to rescue in her classroom.

  2. NBC4 Washington

    Teacher dies of rabies after a bat got into her classroom and bit her (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A California teacher has reportedly died of rabies after she was bitten by a bat she found in her classroom.

  3. 12News Phoenix

    California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    12News Phoenix's feed description

    Even though fewer than 10 people in the country die from rabies each year, it is almost always fatal if not treated quickly.

  4. 6ABC Philadelphia

    California teacher dies after she was bitten by bat inside classroom (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom that presumably had rabies

  5. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Central Valley teacher dies from rabies after suspected bat bite at school, officials say (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A Fresno-area art teacher died from rabies a month after she was apparently bitten by a bat in her classroom, health officials say.

  6. Local News 8

    A California art teacher died from rabies after an encounter with a bat in her classroom (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A California art teacher died from rabies November 22, about a month after apparently being infected by a bat she found in her classroom. Leah Seneng, 60, may have been bitten when she scooped up the bat to release it outside, according to her friend Laura Splotch.

  7. WHDH Boston

    California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    DOS PALOS, Calif. (AP) — A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom that presumably had

  8. UPI

    California teacher dies from rabies after finding bat inside classroom (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A California art teacher has died one month after she was apparently bitten and infected with rabies by a bat she found inside her classroom.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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