Leon County health department issues rabies advisory
MGN Online
and last updated 2021-02-05 15:08:50-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The Florida Department of Health in Leon County has issued a county-wide rabies advisory in response to a recent increase in bite activity.
All residents and visitors in Leon County should be aware that rabies is present in the wild animal population and domestic animals are at risk if not vaccinated.
Advisories are designed to increase awareness to the public. Since January 2021, six animals have been tested for rabies in Leon County.
Bite activity has ranged from house pets, to wild animals such as a bobcat that tested negative and a bat that tested positive for rabies. Further surveillance analysis compared the number of reported bites to humans investigated by DOH Leon.