POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A rabies alert is in effect in Polk County after a rabid cat bit a veterinary technician at a Lakeland animal hospital Sunday evening.
It is the first confirmed case of rabies in 2025, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
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“It was a very, quite severe bite wound,” said Dr. Loren Nations, veterinarian and co-owner of Parkway Veterinary Emergency Services in Lakeland.
He said a stray cat was brought in by a Good Samaritan, who found it in the South Lakeland area off South Carter Road…