{"id":20550,"date":"2022-03-04T16:40:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T21:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=20550"},"modified":"2022-03-04T16:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T21:40:04","slug":"polk-county-has-first-confirmed-case-of-rabies-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/03\/04\/polk-county-has-first-confirmed-case-of-rabies-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County has first confirmed case of rabies in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first case of rabies in 2022 has been confirmed in Polk County. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20551 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/274167442_313985330764843_3240571992248004731_n.jpg?resize=300%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/274167442_313985330764843_3240571992248004731_n.jpg?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/274167442_313985330764843_3240571992248004731_n.jpg?w=627&amp;ssl=1 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Animal Control Section received the test results from the state laboratory in Tampa on Thursday, March 3, 2022, which showed a bat recovered in Winter Haven was positive for the deadly virus.<\/p>\n<p>On March 1st, a family dog in the Lake Mirror area of Winter Haven was found with a live bat in its mouth. The family contacted the PCSO Animal Control, and an officer took possession of the bat. It was then sent to Tampa for testing.<\/p>\n<p>The dog was not injured by the bat but was at risk due to its exposure to it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fortunately, this dog was current on its rabies vaccination, but it will have to be quarantined to make sure it is not infected. Remember, if a wild mammal is acting aggressive or appears sick, stay away from it and contact Animal Control immediately.&#8221; &#8211; Grady Judd, Sheriff.<\/p>\n<p>Polk County had five confirmed cases of rabies in 2021, and two in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first case of rabies in 2022 has been confirmed in Polk County. 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