Carnivores trapped in a rabies control program in Virginia were examined for rabies virus and serum neutralizing antibody. Local antibody prevalence ranged from 0% to 29% in gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus). Rabies virus was pantropic in naturally infected gray foxes and a bobcat (Lynx rufus).

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Author notes

1

Present Address: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.

2

Present Address: Vector-Borne Diseases Division, Center for Disease Control, Ft. Collins, Colorado 80522, USA.

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