• Introduction to Rabies Surveillance in Michigan.
Who is the Michigan Rabies working Group? What do they do?

• Distribution
Nationwide, rabies commonly occurs in bats, skunks, fox, coyotes, raccoons, and a wide variety of other wildlife species.

• Clinical Signs
An important consideration in reaching a clinical diagnosis of rabies in animals, especially wild ones, is that no sign (or series of signs) is typical or characteristic.

• Michigan Raccoon Strain Rabies Outbreak Contingency Plan 

• History of Rabies in Michigan
Examples of rabies trends in wild and domestic animals in Michigan

• Frequently Asked Questions About Rabies

• Transmission and Development
Until 1960, dogs were the most important animal host of rabies in the United States.

• Pathology and Diagnosis
There is no gross pathology evident in animals which have died of rabies.

• Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2008 
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV)

• Link to MDNR's Wildlife Disease Manual- Rabies page

• Type-E Botulism Confirmed in Waterfowl Deaths - 11/16/2007
Type E botulism has again been confirmed in the deaths of many fish-eating waterfowl and diving ducks that continue to wash ashore along the beaches of northern Lake Michigan. See Press Release.

Rabies in Wildlife Advisory - 8/27/2007
State health officials say they are discovering rabies in more animals this year than at any time since the late 1950s, and most of the positive rabies tests involve bats (from Detroit News article, Aug. 27,2007). Read more:   Rabies in Animals Escalates
Current 2007 and Past Years Map of Rabies Positive Animals in Michigan.
More Information about Rabies in Michigan, visit www.michigan.gov/rabies

• 2006 Michigan Rabies Conference Proceedings
Presentations and documents of importance, available for download.

• USDA Wildlife Services Rabies Management

• Information for Health Care Providers
Protocols for evaluating and responding to situations when people or pets are potentially exposed to rabies.

• How Can You Prevent Rabies?
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

• Regional MDA Offices

• MAACO District Animal Control Offices Contact Information

• Contact Information

• Local Health Department Contact Information (MALPH)

• Wildlife Offices