A case of rabies was confirmed Friday after a dead bat was found in Polk County, according to the Polk County Sheriff's ...

A dead bat found in a dog kennel in Fort Meade is Polk County's sixth confirmed case of rabies for 2024, the Polk County ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County has confirmed its sixth case of rabies this year, after a dead bat found in a dog kennel ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A dead bat found last week in Lakeland tested positive for rabies — making for five confirmed cases of the disease in Polk County for 2024. The sheriff's office says a woman ...

A dead bat recently found in Lakeland has tested positive for rabies, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. A woman who lives on Palm Drive West found the dead bat Nov. 27 in a bag among her ...

Pet Fest will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control in Winter Haven.

There are 13 species of bats in Florida and investigators didn’t say which species was in the bag. This is a bonneted bat, which is native to Florida and among the rarest bat species in the U.S ...