A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat that presumably had rabies inside her classroom, officials and a friend of the woman said.

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

A 60-year-old California art teacher died after being bit by a bat in her classroom, according to officials. Leah Seneng died ...

The Merced County Department of Public Health tells PEOPLE that an investigation into Leah Seneng's death is ongoing ...

A California art teacher died of rabies November 22, about a month after apparently being infected by a bat she found in her ...

A friend of the woman who died from a rabies bite in Merced County said the bite happened inside her friend’s Dos Palos ...