MIAMI (AP) - Health officials have issued a rabies alert for a Florida community after a raccoon tested positive for the disease.
The Florida Department of Health issued the alert Friday for the Kendall area, which is a suburb southwest of Miami.
An agency news release says the raccoon tested positive Tuesday. State health officials have been working with Miami-Dade Animal Services and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to identify any individuals who might have been exposed to the animal.
The rabies alert will last for 60 days. An animal with rabies could infect other wild or domestic animals that have not been vaccinated against rabies.
Rabies is a disease of the nervous system and is fatal to warm-blooded animals, including humans.
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