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Rabies alert issued for Fort Walton Beach and surrounding communities

September 25, 2014 | Staff Reporters

Dr. Karen Chapman, Director of the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County, has issued a rabies alert in response to three bats testing positive for rabies within the past 30 days in the same general area. The rabies alert, which went into effect on Wednesday, Sept. 17, is for 60 days.