The bat was found in a kennel with 3 huskies at a Polk County home, the sheriff’s office said. It's the county's 6th rabies ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

which is native to Florida and among the rarest bat species in the U.S. Molly DuVall/FWC photo A dead bat was found under truly odd circumstances in a Florida home, and tests revealed it was also ...

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 ...

who she said was an art teacher and a “lover of life,” had tried not to harm the bat when it was found in her classroom. “I don’t know if she thought it was dead or what because it was ...