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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

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Rabies Surveillance

Rabies Surveillance

To Report an EmergencyTo Report an Animal BiteTo Report a Suspect Animal (Leon County)To Report a Suspect Animal (City of Tallahassee)

DOH-Leon Environmental Health's Rabies Surveillance Program helps identify and track cases of rabies and potential cases of rabies reported in Leon County.

Rabies Surveillance Program staff work with Leon County Animal Control and the City of Tallahassee Animal Service Center in these efforts.

If you have questions about an animal’s behavior, you may contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 386-758-0525 and speak with a wildlife biologist.

To report sightings of sick or abandoned wild animals, please call the Wildlife Rescue Coalition of Northeast Florida at 904-779-5569.

Rodents

Rodents are know to spread as many as 35 different diseases to humans worldwide. These diseases can be spread through direct contact with rodents, their feces, urine, saliva, or through rodent bites. Being bitten by ticks, mites, or fleas that have been feeding on sick rodents can also spread diseases. For more information on how home owners and pet owners can avoid diseases from rodents, visit the DOH Rodents webpage.

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