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NEWS RELEASE: August 2, 2002 |
Residents With Rabies Contact
Urged To Call Health Dept.
Ocean Reef Park Rabies Alert Extends to July 1st
County Health Department officials are repeating their request for any
residents who came in direct contact with any feral cat or other wildlife in
Ocean Reef Park since Monday, July 1st to call their office at: 561
840-4564
The Health Department attends this line 24 hours-a-day.
“Direct contact” is defined as being scratched or bitten as well as touching
or petting any stray animal or wildlife within the park during this rabies
alert time frame.
The County issued a rabies alert on July 30th after a woman was bitten by a
rabid cat within the park located on Singer Island. County officials closed
the park at that time. County Animal Care & Control officers have set
no-injury traps to capture the cats for testing. To date, six cats have been
captured.
The Rabies Alert Zone encompasses the area bounded by Lantana Road on the
south, west to Highway 441 and north to the Martin County line. The eastern
boundary is the Atlantic Ocean. The majority of rabies cases were reported
within this zone. In the area west of Boca Raton, which lies outside the
alert zone, a rabid bat was reported earlier this week bringing the total
for the County to 22 rabies cases this year.
Animal Care & Control will hold a low-cost rabies clinic for dogs and cats
to receive their shots and tags. Cost for both is $10. The clinic will be
held on Sunday, August 4, 2002 from 8:00 a.m. to noon in the Ocean Mall
parking lot on Singer Island.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL: Chuck Suits 561 355-3462
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