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More than 90% of all laboratory-confirmed cases of rabies in Texas each year occur in wildlife species, with skunks and bats typically being the most commonly affected species. An analysis of reports 1 of laboratory-confirmed cases of rabies in
4-week-old female striped skunk ( Mephitis mephitis ; skunk 1) was accessioned into the Knoxville Zoological Gardens collection in July 2006 with another female striped skunk (a presumed littermate; skunk 2). Both skunks originated from a fur farm
In 2011 and 2012, Eddy County, NM, experienced an unprecedented skunk rabies outbreak, with 41 skunks, 1 horse, 2 raccoons, 4 foxes, 3 bats, and 2 dogs testing positive for rabies during this period. In contrast to the 41 rabid skunks identified
maintenance in wildlife. Wildlife have accounted for > 80% of reported rabid animals in the United States since 1975. The primary reservoir species responsible for maintaining rabies are raccoons, bats, skunks, foxes, and mongooses (in Puerto Rico). Rabies
maintained in multiple mesocarnivore and bat species. Wildlife have accounted for > 90% of rabid animals reported in the United States since 1980. The primary reservoir species responsible for maintaining rabies are raccoons, bats, skunks, foxes, and
As is the case in many developed countries, wild animals accounted for the majority (93%) of all rabies cases in the United States reported to the CDC during 2007. The most frequently reported rabid wildlife remain raccoons, bats, skunks, and
mammal. 3 In Mexico, where dog-to-dog transmission has been controlled through vaccination, infected bats, skunks, and foxes represent the major risk of rabies transmission to humans. Currently, > 1,116 bats species have been identified worldwide, 4
for the majority (93%) of all rabies cases in the United States reported to the CDC during 2008. The most frequently reported rabid wildlife were raccoons, bats, skunks, and foxes; however, their relative proportions have continued to fluctuate over
reported rabid wildlife remain raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes; however, their relative proportions have continued to fluctuate because of epizootics of rabies among animals infected with several distinct rabies virus variants ( Figure 2 ). 1 Figure 1
