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The Living Force
This notice has been circling the news outlets for the last 2-3 days. It may cut down on some family visits with young children?
Florida issues rabies alert for part of Walt Disney World
https://www.washingtonpost.com/trav...art-walt-disney-world/?utm_term=.4efa857cc719
July 11, 2019 - The Florida Department of Health in Orange County issued a rabies alert this week for a two-mile radius around Epcot Center Drive and Interstate 4 in the southwest part of the county after tests showed a feral cat had the disease. A Walt Disney World spokeswoman said the cat had scratched two employees but they did not get sick.
Authorities said other animals in the area could have been infected and warned residents and visitors to avoid “feral cats, stray dogs and all wildlife particularly raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats and coyotes.” Anyone who gets scratched or bitten by a wild animal should seek medical attention, the health department said. Rabies is deadly, but quick treatment can protect a person after they are exposed.
The two mile radius includes only a fraction of the sprawling Walt Disney World Resort, which spans about 40 square miles. It does include part of Epcot, which is one of four theme parks on the property, as well as the Disney Springs shopping and dining area, the Typhoon Lagoon water park and some hotels. The feral cat was not found in any of those spots popular with tourists but rather in a remote parking area outside an office building.
Florida issues rabies alert for part of Walt Disney World
https://www.washingtonpost.com/trav...art-walt-disney-world/?utm_term=.4efa857cc719
July 11, 2019 - The Florida Department of Health in Orange County issued a rabies alert this week for a two-mile radius around Epcot Center Drive and Interstate 4 in the southwest part of the county after tests showed a feral cat had the disease. A Walt Disney World spokeswoman said the cat had scratched two employees but they did not get sick.
Authorities said other animals in the area could have been infected and warned residents and visitors to avoid “feral cats, stray dogs and all wildlife particularly raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats and coyotes.” Anyone who gets scratched or bitten by a wild animal should seek medical attention, the health department said. Rabies is deadly, but quick treatment can protect a person after they are exposed.
The two mile radius includes only a fraction of the sprawling Walt Disney World Resort, which spans about 40 square miles. It does include part of Epcot, which is one of four theme parks on the property, as well as the Disney Springs shopping and dining area, the Typhoon Lagoon water park and some hotels. The feral cat was not found in any of those spots popular with tourists but rather in a remote parking area outside an office building.
