A state public health office in Las Cruces remained open on Monday, two weeks after state workers and the public reported seeing a rodent.

Workers from three different state-run programs operating in the building reported encountering a rodent in late July, according to emails reviewed by Source New Mexico. Staff answered the main phone line on Monday morning and said it was still open.

Later in the day the rat was first spotted, officials said rodent traps were set, an infestation was not found and the rat may have fled.