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December 01, 2022
Panama City, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Bay County (DOH-Bay) urges residents to avoid contact with wild and stray animals to protect themselves from the risk of rabies exposure. This follows a confirmed case of rabies in a raccoon that was killed in the area of Star Avenue and Yellow Bluff Road in Callaway.
In Florida, raccoons, bats and foxes, and unvaccinated cats are the animals most frequently diagnosed with rabies. Other animals that are at high risk for rabies include skunks, otters, coyotes, bobcats, and stray or unvaccinated dogs and ferrets.
Rabies is transmitted through exposure to the saliva and nervous tissue from a rabid animal through a bite, scratch, or contact with mucous membranes such as the eyes, nose, or mouth. DOH-Bay works with Bay County Animal Services and Lynn Haven Animal Control in responding to incidents of animal bites, tests animals for rabies through the Department of Health state laboratory, and quarantines animals as necessary. DOH-Bay also provides rabies vaccinations to victims of animal bites, the only known effective treatment for rabies prevention in humans.
The following are steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones against rabies:
For further information on Rabies, go to the Florida Department of Health website at https://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/rabies/index.html or contact DOH-Bay at 850-872-4455 or follow us on Twitter @FLHealthEmerald.
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