This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.

 

Rabies Map
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In 2006, the Kentucky Department for Public Health, Division of Laboratory Services (Frankfort) and the Breathitt Veterinary Center (Hopkinsville) received 1,126 animal specimens for rabies testing. Of these, 77 (6.8%) were unsuitable for testing because of decomposition or extreme trauma to the brain. The distribution of rabies-positive animals is shown at right

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