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. 2012 Sep 15;241(6):712-22.
doi: 10.2460/javma.241.6.712.

Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2011

Jesse D Blanton  1 , Jessie Dyer, Jesse McBrayer, Charles E Rupprecht
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Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2011

Jesse D Blanton et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc. .

Abstract

During 2011, 49 states and Puerto Rico reported 6,031 rabid animals and 6 human rabies cases to the CDC, representing a 1.9% decrease from the 6,153 rabid animals and 2 human cases reported in 2010. Approximately 92% of reported rabid animals were wildlife. Relative contributions by the major animal groups were as follows: 1,981 raccoons (32.8%), 1,627 skunks (27.0%), 1,380 bats (22.9%), 427 foxes (7.1%), 303 cats (5.0%), 65 cattle (1.1%), and 70 dogs (1.2%). Compared with 2010, there was a substantial increase in the number of rabid skunks reported. Six cases of rabies involving humans were reported from California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and South Carolina. Three cases reported from Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York were determined to be a result of canine rabies virus variants acquired outside the United States.

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Figure 1
Distribution of major rabies virus variants among mesocarnivore reservoirs in the United States and Puerto Rico, 2007 to 2011. *Potential host shift event.
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Figure 2
Cases of rabies among wildlife in the United States, by year and species, 1961 to 2011.
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Figure 3
Reported cases of rabies involving raccoons, by county, 2011. Histogram represents number of counties in each category for total number of raccoons submitted for testing (information on number of raccoons submitted for testing by county was not provided for Oklahoma).
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Figure 4
Reported cases of rabies involving bats, by county, 2011. Histogram represents number of counties in each category for total number of bats submitted for testing (information on number of bats submitted for testing by county was not provided for Oklahoma).
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Figure 5
Reported cases of rabies involving skunks, by county, 2011. Histogram represents number of counties in each category for total number of skunks submitted for testing (information on number of skunks submitted for testing by county was not provided for Oklahoma).
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Figure 6
Reported cases of rabies involving foxes, by county, 2011. Histogram represents number of counties in each category for total number of foxes submitted for testing (information on number of foxes submitted for testing by county was not provided for Oklahoma).
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Figure 7
Reported cases of rabies involving cats and dogs, by county and municipio, 2011. Histogram represents number of counties in each category for total number of cats and dogs submitted for testing (information on number of cats and dogs submitted for testing by county was not provided for Oklahoma).
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