Leah Seneng, a 60-year-old California teacher, died from rabies after she was bitten last month by a bat that she found in her classroom.

Fresno resident Leah Seneng was reportedly killed by a rabies infection that she likely caught from a bat that had wandered into her classroom.

A California woman died after being bitten by a rabid bat in Merced County, the California Department of Public Health announced. The woman died a month after being bitten. According to the Fresno Bee,

A California middle school teacher has reportedly died after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom in Dos Palos

Leah Seneng, 60, died after being bitten by a rabid bat inside her classroom at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos in Merced County, according to published reports.

Health officials are warning Californians of the dangers associated with handling wild animals after a Central Valley art teacher was bitten by a bat inside her classroom and later died of rabies. The woman died late last week,

Fresno County health officials confirmed its first human case of rabies since 1992 has claimed the life of a California art teacher.

Although extremely rare, a Central California teacher has died of rabies after a wild bat bit her in a middle school classroom. The 60-year-old Fresno woman, Leah Seneng, found what appeared to be a lifeless bat while she was teaching her Byrant Middle School students back in October.