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 teacher has reportedly died of rabies after she was bitten by a bat she found in her classroom. Fresno County has confirmed one of its residents passed away from the disease after a suspected bat bite, but declined to identify the victim.

Seneng had tried to save a bat she found lying in her classroom at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos last month.

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

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,

A Bryant Middle School art teacher in southern California died of rabies after being bitten by a bat in her classroom. Leah Seneng, who noticed the bat in mid-October, tried to remove it humanely but was bitten when the animal became active.

An unidentified Fresno County individual died of rabies despite treatment after probably being bitten by a bat, the first human case in the area in 32 years.

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.