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These four species of wildlife are the most
likely carriers of
Rabies
virus in America. Dogs and cats are rare carriers of this virus
because of the excellent vaccination program of domestic pets in our
country. In the United States we are the world’s success story with
Rabies control. We have 3 – 5 people each year contract and die of
Rabies and 95% of these tragedies are caused by bat bites. In some
countries of the world, especially Africa, people die from Rabies
every 10 minutes. are the most likely to carry the Rabies virus.
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