LAKELAND, Fla. – Health officials confirmed the fifth rabies case in Polk County this year after a bat tested positive for the virus in Lakeland on Thursday, July 30. The incident began on Monday, July 27, when Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control officers responded to a home on Lakewood Circle. A local resident contacted […] Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Lakeland, Marking Polk County’s Fifth Case This Year ...read more read less