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Do all raccoons have rabies?

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While any warm-blooded animal can carry rabies, these are the ones we call “rabies vector species.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only one human has ever died from the raccoon strain of rabies. read more

The CDC do claim that only one fatal case of human rabies has been attributed to the racoon strain of rabies. There is some suspicion that more human cases/deaths from rabies may be unrecognized. Certainly rabies is not a rare disease among racoon populations along the south eastern states of the USA. read more

Rabies is not the thing of a past. Each day, many people die in the world because of this disease. However, rabies is very rare in North America. Some people might think that petting and feeding infected raccoons can put the family at a high risk of exposure to the viral diseases. read more

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