Rabies Statistics

U.S. Statistics

In 2001, there were 7,437 cases of rabies in animals and one case in humans.

40 percent of cases among animals occurred in raccoons.

There were three cases of rabies in humans in 2002.

93 percent of reported cases in 2001 occurred in wild animals.

Raccoons represented 37.2 percent of all cases, skunks 30.7 percent, bats 17.2 percent, and foxes 5.9 percent. Other wild animals represented 0.7 percent of all cases.