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Deer, Horses, Mules & Zebras can get rabies

These animals are mammals, so they can get rabies. These statistics show rabies cases in horses, mules, zebras, and deer:

Rabies Report

Europe:
2007: 10 deer (0.3%) 19 horses (0.6%)
2006: 19 deer (0.3%) 29 horses (0.4%)
2005: 13 deer (0.1%) 56 horses (0.6%)
2004: 15 deer (0.3%) 29 horses (0.5%)
% = total rabies cases

USA:
2006: 53 Horses/Mules (0.76%)
2006: 6 Deer; 1 Llama
2005: 47 Horses/Mules (0.73%)
2005: 7 Deer
2004: 43 Horses/Mules (0.63%)
2004: 10 Deer; 1 Llama
% = total rabies cases

Data: CDC; AVMA; WHO; Rabnet