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Orange County, Fla. – The Environmental Health Program of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County has confirmed a second case of rabies in an area of Winter Park where a rabies alert had already been issued.
The first alert was issued on March 14 for Staunton Avenue and Biscayne Drive, an area east of I-4, west of Orlando Avenue, south of Lee Road, and north of Orange Avenue.
Health officials issued the alert in response to the presence of a raccoon in the area that had tested positive for the disease and could have infected other animals.
The rabies alert lasts 60 days until further notice.
The authorities urge anyone bitten or scarred by an animal in the area to contact Orange County Animal Services and seek medical attention.
For more information on rabies, click here.
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