As you you know, August 1st signals the beginning of rabies season in rural America, and Malott's Blog has rounded up some facts to amaze and entertain at the many local Rabies Festivals and Fairs.
The chart below lists (as of December 2011) the number of each species found rabid in Indiana since 1962 and the last year in which a rabies case in that species occurred.
SPECIES
|
LAST YEAR POSITIVE
|
NUMBER POSITIVE
SINCE 1962 |
|---|---|---|
BAT
|
2009
|
>500
|
DOG
|
1989
|
182
|
CAT
|
1984
|
47
|
COW
|
1986
|
79
|
FOX
|
1990
|
99
|
GOAT
|
1967
|
1
|
GROUND HOG
|
1983
|
2
|
HORSE
|
2002
|
16
|
OPOSSUM
|
1968
|
1
|
PIG
|
1967
|
4
|
RACCOON
|
1979
|
4
|
SHEEP
|
1982
|
1
|
SKUNK
|
2004
|
824
|
HUMAN
|
2009
|
2
|
I love lists. This information was acquired from the Indiana State Board of Health.
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3 comments:
Wow! Rabid dogs get all the press, but skunks have skunked dogs in the rabies department.
Great list!
I love lists. My friend's wife at work was bitten by a baby possum, didn't break the skin... He was comforted by the list I found.
Rabies... Is for everyone...
Bats and humans apparently need to stay away from each other. But I've always thought that was good thinking.
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