- Rabies is a zoonotic disease (infection that could spread from animals to humans) caused by rabies virus (a Lyssavirus).
- Rabies is present on all continents except Antarctica. The majority of human infections occur in Asia and Africa. Children are especially vulnerable since they may not report scratches or bites.
- Although all species of mammals are susceptible to rabies virus infection, only a few species are important as reservoirs for the disease. The main reservoir is wild and domestic canids (dogs, wolves, foxes, skunks, mongooses, dingoes, jackals). Small rodents (eg, squirrels, rats, mice) and lagomorphs . . .
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