Record #:

3742

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

Cases of rabies have increased from 71 in 1993 to almost 900 in 1997. Although cats, rabbits, beavers, and cows have been found to be rabid, the prime carrier of the disease continues to be raccoons.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 5, May 1998, p1998, il

Subject(s):

Rabies in animals; Raccoons as carriers of disease