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Cats & Big Cats can get rabies

All cats are mammals and so they can become infected with rabies.

True Story: BBC presenter Simon King was attacked by a rabid cheetah while filming in Kenya last year.

 

 

 


Data: CDC; AVMA; WHO; Rabnet

Rabies Report

Europe:
2007: 449 cats (13.4%)
2006: 644 cats (9.4%)
2005: 1231 cats (12.6%)
2004: 698 cats (12.9%)
% = total rabies cases

USA:
2006: 318 cats (4.58%)
2006: 30 bobcats
2006: 1 cougar
2005: 289 cats (4.19%)
2005: 19 bobcats
2004: 281 cats (4.11%)
2004: 21 bobcats
% = total rabies cases