Table 17-12. 



Incidence of Rabies in Wild and Domestic Mammals in Maine 

 from 1971 through 1978 



Species 



Average number of 

 confirmed cases 



Average number of 

 suspected cases 



Wild mammals 



Red fox 



Bat spp. 



Skunk 



Raccoon 



Deer 



Fisher 



Coyote 



Other (mainly rodents) 



49 (2-93) 



2 (1-4) 



1 (0-6) 



1 (0-8) 



<1 (0-2) 



<1 (0-1) 



<--l (0-1) 



■I (0-2) 



67 



46 

 7 



39 

 2 

 1 

 



57 



Domestic mammals 



Cattle 



Cat 



Dog 



Sheep 



Horse 



Goat 



Pig 



Total 



73 



33 

 95 



49 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 4 



414 



17-33 



10-80 



