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Date Posted: 20:58:58 11/11/10 Thu
Author: Sharon B
Subject: Rabies in Pennsylvania
In reply to: Lee 's message, "Clarification" on 15:06:21 11/11/10 Thu

I live in Southwestern Pennsylvania. These stats are for Pennsylvania; I cannot speak for Tennessee. This report from the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory (PVL) shows that 36% of the raccoons submitted for testing were positive for rabies in 2009:


"The Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory (PVL) has maintained records of rabies diagnostic testing in Pennsylvania from 1900 to the present. There have been animals reported positive for rabies in the Commonwealth every year during this period, ranging from lows of only 11 positives in 1964 and 1968, to a high of 902 positives in 1944. A total of 388 animals were reported positive for rabies in 2009 in Pennsylvania including both wildlife and domestic animals."

"Positive wildlife in Pennsylvania in 2009 included 199 raccoons, 54 skunks, 44 bats (of five different species), 24 foxes (both red and grey), 5 groundhogs, and one whitetail deer. 36% of the raccoons, 36% of the skunks, and 19% of the foxes submitted to PVL for testing were positive for rabies in 2009."

Incidence of Rabies in Pennsylvania in 2009

Kristin Herman,
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory

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