Reported Cases of Rabies in Cats and Dogs, by County, 2014
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Rabies in Cats, by County, 2014
The figure shows a map of the United States with highlighted counties where rabid cats were reported during 2014. Histogram represents number of counties in each category (light grey for 1 tested animal; medium grey for 2 to 5 tested animals; and dark grey for 6 to 672 tested animals) for total number of cats submitted for rabies testing. Point locations (red dots) for rabid cats were randomly selected within each reporting jurisdiction. The majority of cases occurred in eastern United States. The total number of reported cases involving cats in 2014 was 272, representing 61.1 percent of all reported cases involving domestic animals in 2014.
Rabies in Dogs, by County, 2014
The figure shows a map of the United States with highlighted counties where rabid dogs were reported during 2014. Histogram represents number of counties in each category (light grey for 1 tested animal; medium grey for 2 to 5 tested animals; and dark grey for 6 to 672 tested animals) for total number of dogs submitted for rabies testing. Point locations (red dots) for rabid dogs were randomly selected within each reporting jurisdiction. Most of the rabid dogs were reported from Texas (14 cases, 23.7 percent), Puerto Rico (12 cases, 20.3 percent), and Oklahoma (9 cases, 15.2 percent). The total number of reported cases involving dogs in 2014 was 59, representing 13.3 percent of all reported cases involving domestic animals in 2014.
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- Page last updated: April 29, 2016
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