Location
Ithaca, New York
Start Date
27-9-1983 12:00 AM
Description
In the mid-1950s, an outbreak of raccoon rabies was recognized in South Florida and marked the beginning of epizootic/enzootic rabies in raccoons in this country. It spread at a rate of about 25 miles per year and currently includes eastern Alabama and most of Georgia and South Carolina. Up until the recent mid-Atlantic outbreak, the southern focus accounted for about 85 to 90% of the approximately 400 confirmed rabid raccoons reported in the United States each year.
Recommended Citation
Jenkins, S. R., & Winkler, W. G. (1983). Mid-Atlantic states raccoon rabies outbreak. In Decker, D. J. (Ed.), The First Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (pp. 293-297). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
Included in
Mid-Atlantic States Raccoon Rabies Outbreak
Ithaca, New York
In the mid-1950s, an outbreak of raccoon rabies was recognized in South Florida and marked the beginning of epizootic/enzootic rabies in raccoons in this country. It spread at a rate of about 25 miles per year and currently includes eastern Alabama and most of Georgia and South Carolina. Up until the recent mid-Atlantic outbreak, the southern focus accounted for about 85 to 90% of the approximately 400 confirmed rabid raccoons reported in the United States each year.