MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1997 Jan 3;45(51-52):1117-20.
Since 1960, rabies has been reported more frequently in wild animals than in domestic animals in the United States. In 1995, wildlife rabies accounted for 92% of animal rabies cases reported to CDC; approximately 50% of these cases (3964 of 7881 total cases) were associated with raccoons. This report describes the continuing spread of an epizootic of raccoon rabies in affected mid-Atlantic and northeastern states and the spread into Ohio, indicating an increasing move westward despite geographic barriers.
自1960年以来，在美国，野生动物患狂犬病的报告比家畜更为频繁。1995年，向疾病控制和预防中心报告的动物狂犬病病例中，野生动物狂犬病占92%；其中约50%的病例（7881例总病例中的3964例）与浣熊有关。本报告描述了浣熊狂犬病在受影响的大西洋中部和东北部各州的 epizootic 持续蔓延，并蔓延至俄亥俄州，表明尽管存在地理障碍，但向西蔓延的趋势在增加。
