Terrestrial Rabies Reservoirs in the United States, 2013

The figure shows a map of terrestrial rabies reservoirs in the United States during 2013. Raccoon rabies virus variant is present in the eastern United States (as shown in green). Skunk rabies is in the central United States and California (shown in gold is south-central skunk rabies variant; in blue is north-central skunk rabies variant, and in brown is California skunk rabies variant). Black diagonal lines represent fox rabies variants (Arizona gray fox and Texas gray fox). Red area represents fox rabies variant in Alaska (arctic fox). Mongoose rabies in Puerto Rico is in light yellow. Asterisks indicate potential host shift events in California and Arizona.