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From: rob wolf
City:
gardner, IL
me and my wife were arguing about what animal in illinois is most likly to cary rabies

 
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From: Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
Any mammal can be a carrier for rabies. But in Illinois, bats and skunks are the usual species brought in for testing. You can see the Illinois Department of Public Health's results for species testing positive for rabies at: http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/infect/reportdis/rabieschart.htm

 
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