Bat in downtown Minneapolis tests positive for rabies: MDH
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"Bat in downtown Minneapolis tests positive for rabies: MDH" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include MPR News and Gizmodo. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 54d ago.
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Coverage (4)
- Health officials seek MN woman who handled rabid bat, tried to put it in her bag Yahoo · 54d ago
- After rabid bat found on sidewalk in Minneapolis, woman who picked it up comes forward kare11.com · 54d ago
- Bat found in downtown Minneapolis tests positive for rabies MPR News · 54d ago
- Minnesota Woman Picked Rabid Bat Off Sidewalk. Now Health Officials Are Desperate to Find Her Gizmodo · 54d ago
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