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Bats can get rabies


Bats are mammals and may be infected with rabies. While Bats account for a large number of wildlife rabies cases in North and South American countries, there are over 1000 species of bats, and rabies is present in only a few of these species. Find out more at www.batcon.org

Rabies Report

Europe:
2007: 7 (0.2%)
2006: 10
% = total rabies cases

USA:
2006: 1,692 (24.37%)
2005: 1,408 (21.94%)
2004: 1,361 (19.89%)
% = total rabies cases

Rest of Americas:

2006: 11
No further data available

Data: CDC; AVMA; WHO; Rabnet