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Health officials advise avoid bats

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October 16, 2022
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Jamaican fruit bats hang from the ceiling in the Caracol Observatory at the Palm Beach Zoo. PHOTO BY: RICHARD GRAULICH.

PORT ST. LUCIE — Native well being officers are advising individuals to keep away from contact with bats.

The advisory adopted “a bat-related scenario” Friday at The Landings in Custom, in response to a brand new launch from the Florida Division of Well being in St. Lucie County.

Officers have been offering remedy for the danger of rabies to uncovered people and dealing with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee and the Florida Division of Agriculture and Shopper Providers.

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No additional data was obtainable Sunday.

In case you are uncovered to a bat by means of unintentional contact, a chew or a scratch, name 772-462-3883 from 8 a.m. to five p.m. Monday to Friday or 772-462-3800 after hours.

Acceptable remedy by means of post-exposure vaccination, began quickly after publicity, protects individuals from the danger of rabies, in response to the discharge. The one preventative remedy for human publicity to rabies is rabies-specific immunoglobulin and rabies immunization.

Rabies is current within the wild animal inhabitants, and other people ought to keep away from contact with wildlife.

Native officers gave the next precautions:

  • Don’t deal with, feed or unintentionally entice wild animals with open rubbish cans or litter.
  • Name your native animal management company to take away any stray animals out of your neighborhood.
  • By no means undertake wild animals or carry them into your own home.
  • Preserve rabies vaccinations updated for all pets.
  • Preserve your pets beneath direct supervision in order that they don’t are available in contact with wild animals.
  • Forestall bats from coming into dwelling quarters or occupied areas in houses, colleges and different comparable areas the place they could are available in contact with individuals and pets.

Laurie K. Blandford is TCPalm’s entertainment reporter and columnist devoted to discovering the perfect issues to do on the Treasure Coast. Observe her on Twitter @TCPalmLaurie and Fb @TCPalmLaurie. E-mail her at laurie.blandford@tcpalm.com. Join her What To Do in 772 weekly publication at profile.tcpalm.com/newsletters/manage.



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