Skunk and Raccoon Rabies in the Eastern United States: Temporal and Spatial Analysis

Since 1981, an epizootic of raccoon rabies has spread throughout the eastern United States. A concomitant increase in reported rabies cases in skunks has raised concerns that an independent maintenance cycle of rabies virus in skunks could become established, affecting current strategies of wildlife...

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Main Authors: Marta A. Guerra, Aaron T. Curns, Charles E. Rupprecht, Cathleen A. Hanlon, John W. Krebs, James E. Childs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/9/02-0608_article