Rabies Virus in Raccoons, Ohio, 2004

Abstract

In 2004, the raccoon rabies virus variant emerged in Ohio beyond an area where oral rabies vaccine had been distributed to prevent westward spread of this variant. Our genetic investigation indicates that this outbreak may have begun several years before 2004 and may have originated within the vaccination zone.

Keywords

• Rabies virus
• wild animals
• raccoon
• genetic markers
• vaccination
• dispatch