| Disease |
Rabies
(lyssavirus) |
| Primary
Wildlife Affected |
Bats, Fox, Raccoon, Skunk, and Coyote (all mammals are susesptible) |
| Distribution |
Throughout
the continental United States (most prominently
in the Southesast) |
| NPS
Management Activities |
Reducing human-wildlife
contact through public education and wildlife exclusion
from structures. Use of NEPA as the decision-making
tool to determine NPS unit cooperation in the oral
rabies vaccination program |
| Public
Education |
Attempting
to reduce human contacts with susceptible wildlife
species |
| Links |
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/
|
