OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A raccoon in Osceola County was euthanized after Florida Department of Health officials confirmed it had rabies.
Osceola health officials said they are monitoring wild animals in the Kissimmee area off South Orange Blossom Trail, where the raccoon was found on Feb. 14.
The alert will remain in effect for 60 days and includes the following boundaries in Osceola County:
- Northern boundary: Okaloosa Avenue
- Southern boundary: Wile Avenue
- Eastern boundary: To Avenue A
- Western boundary: To Old Tampa Highway
FDOH-Osceola warned residents and visitors to avoid physical contact with wild animals such as raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats and coyotes and to keep domestic pets away from them, too…