PUNTA GORDA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - Charlotte County Animal Control, in coordination with the Florida Department of Health, has issued a 30-day rabies alert following confirmation that a raccoon in the Washington Loop Rd/Trails End Drive area of Punta Gorda tested positive for rabies.

Alert area boundaries

East: Hidden Valley Circle, Ridgeland Court, Trails End Drive, Palm Hammock Court, and all areas extending one mile east of Trails End Drive/Washington Loop Road.

West: Grayfox Road and surrounding agricultural areas, including all locations within one mile west of Trails End Drive/Washington Loop Road.

North: Sunset Road, Serene Boulevard, and portions of Washington Loop Road, extending one mile north of Trails End Drive/Washington Loop Road.

South: Bronco Road, the Shell Creek Park

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