This statistic shows the cumulative number of human rabies cases in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018, by cause. From 1960 to 2018 there were a total of 125 human rabies cases in the U.S. with 36 of these cases caused by dogs while traveling abroad.
Number of human rabies cases in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018, by cause*
* Includes 120 persons who died and five survivors with suspected rabies infection in 1970, 1977, 2004, 2009, and 2011. Cases in survivors were never laboratory confirmed;
three cases are included in bat rabies virus variants because of epidemiologic links to bats and two are included in other (one unknown and one
lab-acquired).
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CDC, & MMWR. (June 14, 2019). Number of human rabies cases in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018, by cause* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016170/human-rabies-cases-number-by-cause-us/
CDC, und MMWR. "Number of human rabies cases in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018, by cause*." Chart. June 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016170/human-rabies-cases-number-by-cause-us/
CDC, MMWR. (2019). Number of human rabies cases in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018, by cause*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016170/human-rabies-cases-number-by-cause-us/
CDC, and MMWR. "Number of Human Rabies Cases in The U.S. from 1960 to 2018, by Cause*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016170/human-rabies-cases-number-by-cause-us/
CDC & MMWR, Number of human rabies cases in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018, by cause* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016170/human-rabies-cases-number-by-cause-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of human rabies cases in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018, by cause* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, June 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016170/human-rabies-cases-number-by-cause-us/
