Springtime is right around the corner, and bats become active and seek locations inside homes and buildings.  The Florida Department of Health in Orange County wants to remind residents to take these simple steps to protect yourself and your family: Never handle bats AND be sure that your kids understand the importance ofContinue Reading

The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County issued a rabies alert for the area surrounding Nobb Oak Ave. This is in response to cat that tested positive on 6/13/2022 (Description: Domestic Shorthaired Brown Tabby & White). All residents and visitors in Hillsborough County should be aware that rabies isContinue Reading

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) is issuing a rabies awareness for the main campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in east Orlando, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32816. In recent weeks, DOH-Orange’s Epidemiology Program has been notified of four separate events of individuals that came in closeContinue Reading

Health officials in Volusia County issued a rabies alert for portions of Edgewater, FL. This is in response to a cat that tested positive for rabies on November 11, 2021. The recent rabies alert is for 60 days. The epicenter of the rabies alert by closest intersection is S. Riverside Dr. andContinue Reading

Earlier this week, 57 bipartisan Members of the U.S House of Representatives, including 35 Democrats and 22 Republicans, sent a letter to leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging the agency to rescind its abrupt suspension of canine imports from 113 countries, effective on July 14th. InContinue Reading

Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Minnesota Democratic Senator Tina Smith announced today a bill that would combat the spread of foreign animal diseases entering the United States–it’s called The Healthy Dog Importation Act. The act would expand the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (USDA-APHIS) programContinue Reading

Officials with the Florida Department of Health have issued a rabies alert for Orlando’s Delaney Park neighborhood and surrounding areas this week following a  positive rabies test in an otter. The 60-day alert centered on South Ferncreek Avenue and affecting the surrounding roads: State Road 408/East Anderson Street Interstate 4/DivisionContinue Reading

The Florida Department of Health in Brevard County (DOH-Brevard) issued a rabies alert for the South Lake Shores area of Titusville 32796. This is in response to a cat that tested positive on December 14, 2020. All residents and visitors in Brevard County should be aware that rabies is presentContinue Reading