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Explore regional rabies patterns and wildlife reservoirs across the United States using CDC’s published map. Read the legend, regional summaries and links to official local reports.
This educational map is not a live outbreak tracker and cannot decide whether an exposure needs medical care. After possible exposure, seek prompt professional guidance.
Colors identify virus variants associated with land-animal reservoirs, not levels of danger. A reservoir is an animal population in which the virus circulates.
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Find a broad area, then read its reservoir description below. On a small screen, open the full-size image to zoom. The text provides the same regional context without relying on color or reading state borders.
Bats are rabies reservoirs throughout the 49 continental states, including Alaska. Bat-associated variants are not shown by the colored land-animal territories.
Raccoon-associated rabies is established along the Eastern Seaboard. Other mammals can also be infected.
Skunk-associated variants occur in north-central, south-central and southwestern areas and California.
Gray foxes are reservoirs in the Southwest; arctic foxes are reservoirs in Alaska.
Mongooses are a rabies reservoir in Puerto Rico.
These descriptions summarize CDC’s animal rabies reservoir definitions. Geographic patterns do not establish whether a particular animal is infected.
CDC reservoir map reproduced with attribution; regional summaries describe broad wildlife patterns. The source page date is not a surveillance data cutoff. The graphic does not specify a data year and is not updated automatically.
For reported rabies cases by state, follow CDC’s surveillance links or the relevant health department. Check each report’s year, species and geographic coverage. This page does not supply state case totals or a live rabies outbreak map.
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It cannot locate an infected animal, predict an individual exposure, establish current local conditions or determine whether someone needs PEP. A color, border or absence of reported cases cannot rule out an exposure. US territories other than Puerto Rico are not shown in this graphic.
Wash affected skin with soap and running water and promptly contact a healthcare professional or public-health authority. Do not wait for symptoms or a map update.
