PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 28, 2025
A bat in Portland tested positive for rabies this week by the state’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory. It is the fourth confirmed case of rabies in Cumberland County this year, Portland’s public health division said in a statement on Wednesday. There were eight confirmed cases of rabies in the county last year. Statewide, there have been 26 confirmed cases of rabies so far in 2025.