Table 1. Total number of rabies positive cases by species in Michigan in 2008.
|
Species
|
# positive
|
|
Bat
|
70 |
|
Skunk
|
6 |
|
Red fox
|
2
|
|
Cat
|
1
|
| |
|
|
All species total
|
79
|
Table 2. Total number of rabies positive cases by species in Michigan in 2007.
|
Species
|
# positive
|
|
Bats
|
199 |
|
Skunk
|
5 |
|
Red Fox |
2 |
|
Dog |
1 |
|
Cat |
2 |
|
Horse
|
1 |
| |
|
|
All species total
|
210 |
Table 3. Total number of rabies positive cases by species in Michigan in 2006.
|
Species
|
# positive
|
|
Big brown bat
|
36
|
|
Little brown bat
|
2
|
|
Hoary bat
|
1
|
|
Skunk
|
3
|
|
Red fox
|
1
|
|
Cow
|
1
|
|
Horse
|
4
|
|
Cat
|
1
|
|
All species total
|
49
|
Table 4. Total number of Rabies positive cases by species in Michigan in 2005.
|
Species
|
# positive
|
|
Big brown bat
|
27
|
|
Red bat
|
1
|
|
Skunk
|
7
|
|
Red fox
|
1
|
|
Sheep
|
1
|
|
Cat
|
4
|
|
All species total
|
41
|
Table 5. Total number of Rabies positive cases by species in Michigan in 2004.
|
Species
|
# positive
|
|
Big brown bat
|
36
|
|
Skunk
|
3
|
|
Red fox
|
1
|
|
Domestic dog
|
1
|
|
All species total
|
41
|
Table 6. Total number of Bats tested for Rabies in Michigan and numbers positive from 1992 to 2006.
| Year |
Number tested |
Number Positive |
Comments |
| 1992 |
|
10 |
|
| 1993 |
|
16 |
|
| 1994 |
|
13 |
|
| 1995 |
|
43 |
* |
| 1996 |
287 |
29 |
|
| 1997 |
473 |
28 |
|
| 1998 |
481 |
33 |
|
| 1999 |
808 |
67 |
|
| 2000 |
1137 |
60 |
|
| 2001 |
992 |
41 |
|
| 2002 |
982 |
43 |
|
| 2003 |
877 |
49 |
|
| 2004 |
547 |
37 |
|
| 2005 |
743 |
28 |
|
| 2006 |
1022 |
39 |
|
| 2007 |
1960 |
199 |
|
| 2008 |
1833 |
70 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| total |
|
805 |
|
| |
|
|
* before electronic records
|
Chart 1. Total number of Rabies Positive Animals from 1954 to 2008.
updated 6/15/2009
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