{"id":133558,"date":"2024-12-05T10:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133558"},"modified":"2024-12-05T10:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:42:45","slug":"florida-mom-discovers-dead-rabid-bat-among-childs-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133558","title":{"rendered":"Florida mom discovers dead rabid bat among child&#8217;s toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Mary Warwick, wildlife director of the Houston Humane Society Wildlife Center, joins FOX Weather with more on how the cold weather affects bats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>LAKELAND, Fla. <\/strong>\u2013 A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> mother made a chilling discovery after a rabid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bat<\/a> was found hidden among her children&#8217;s toys.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said it&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polksheriff.org\/news-investigations\/polk-county-news\/2024\/12\/03\/fifth-positive-rabies-case-for-2024-confirmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">fifth such case of rabid bats found in the county<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Deputies were alerted to the latest encounter on Nov. 27 when the concerned Lakeland mother called for help after finding the dead bat in a bag.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/fatal-bat-disease-canyonlands-national-park-utah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LATEST CASE OF FATAL BAT DISEASE FOUND IN UTAH AT CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/gettyimages-170473568.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/gettyimages-170473568.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/gettyimages-170473568.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-170473568.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/gettyimages-170473568.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-170473568.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/gettyimages-170473568.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE \u2013 A little brown bat roosts on tree bark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (MyLoupe\/Universal Images Group \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Animal control officers responded and collected the bat, and initiated a rabies investigation.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The bat was sent to the state laboratory in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/tampa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tampa<\/a>, where it tested positive for rabies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Luckily this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family<\/a>&#8216;s pet is vaccinated against this dangerous disease,&#8221; Sheriff Grady Judd said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/bats-detect-urban-heat-islands-tel-aviv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BATS ACT AS \u2018FLYING METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS\u2019 DETECTING URBAN HEAT ISLANDS, STUDY SHOWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Audubon Zoo New Orleans curator Liz Wilson joined FOX Weather to explain how bats play an important role in our ecosystem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Judd has urged residents to exercise extreme caution when encountering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildlife<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Please do not hesitate to contact us if you come into contact with sick, injured or deceased wildlife,&#8221; he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Rabies is a serious and often fatal viral disease that can affect all mammals, including humans, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/rabies\/about\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>. While it has been largely eradicated in developed countries, it still poses a significant threat in many parts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Rabies is spread to humans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/pets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pets<\/a> primarily through bites or scratches from an infected animal.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Each year, 60,000 Americans receive medical care following a potential rabies exposure, the CDC notes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/lakeland-florida-polk-county-bat-rabies\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Warwick, wildlife director of the Houston Humane Society Wildlife Center, joins FOX Weather with more on how the cold weather affects bats. 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