Record #:

2483

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Caused by raccoons and other wild animals like bats and foxes, the worst rabies outbreak since the 1950s is spreading across the state. By July, 1995, 252 animals - 204 of them raccoons - were confirmed rabid, compared to 89 at the same time in 1994.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 9, Sept 1995, p28, il

Subject(s):

Rabies in animals; Raccoons as carriers of disease