A cluster of three little brown bats sleeping in the walk-in entrance of a cave in an undated image. In San Mateo County, health officials are warning residents after a bat found at Portola Valley Town Center tested positive for rabies, urging anyone who may have touched it to contact a doctor immediately. (National Park Service via Bay City News)

A bat found last week in the Cachagua area of unincorporated Monterey County has tested positive for rabies, county officials announced Tuesday.

The Mexican free-tailed bat was found Sept. 29 in an area southeast of Carmel Valley and animal services investigators determined there was also exposure to nearby pets, which have since been placed under quarantine, according to the county.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.