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Walton County Rescinds Rabies Alert
12/15/09 - 10:36 AM

Walton County Health Department

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Gail Allen, Administrator, Walton County Health Department, has rescinded the rabies alert issued on September 15th for the following areas located in the North West geographical region of Walton County:

South of State Hwy 84 and west of County Hwy 147 in the Pleasant Grove area

Laird Road and State Hwy 90 in the Mossy Head area.

An animal with rabies could infect other wild animals or domestic animals that have not been vaccinated against rabies.  All domestic animals should be vaccinated against rabies and all wildlife contact should be avoided, especially raccoons, bats, and foxes.

Rabies is a disease of the nervous system and is fatal to warm blooded animals and humans.  The only treatment for human exposure to rabies is rabies specific immune globulin and rabies immunization.  Appropriate treatment started soon after the exposure, will protect an exposed person from the disease.

The following advice is issued:

All pets should have current rabies immunizations.

Avoid contact with all wildlife, especially raccoons, bats, and foxes.

All persons with any unusual exposure incident, or bites, with a wild animal should contact the Walton County Health Department.

For general questions pertaining to animals, contact the Walton County Environmental Health Office at (850) 892-8021, or the Walton County Animal Control Office at (850) 892-8682.

Secure outside garbage in covered containers to avoid attracting wild animals.

Do not leave pet food outside.  This also attracts other animals.

For questions regarding the health of an animal, contact a veterinarian.

Veterinarian staff and animal control staff should be alert for animals encountered with signs suspicious for rabies and contact the Walton County Health Department (850) 892-8021.

For further information on rabies, go to the Florida Department of Health website:  http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/diseases.htm or contact the Walton County Health Department, Environmental Health office at (850) 892-8021.