Table 1. Characteristics of counties within 11 mid-Atlantic states reporting skunk and raccoon rabies, 1990–2000.
| State | Median no. of rabid animals per county(min, max) | No. of counties with at least one rabid animal (% of total counties in state) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skunks | Raccoons | Skunks | Raccoons | |
| Connecticut | 77 (12,209) | 380 (225,918) | 8 (100) | 8 (100) |
| Delaware | 52 (30,97) | 269 (168,372) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) |
| Massachusetts | 80 (14,160) | 170 (36,387) | 11 (78.6) | 11 (78.6) |
| Maryland | 13 (2,82) | 226 (105,1075) | 23 (95.8) | 24 (100) |
| North Carolina | 5 (1,55) | 25 (1,166) | 41 (41) | 86 (100) |
| New Jersey | 31 (4,78) | 131 (4,350) | 21 (100) | 21 (100) |
| New York | 20 (3,202) | 127 (2,1294) | 55 (88.7) | 58 (93.5) |
| Pennsylvania | 11 (1,72) | 37 (2,343) | 64 (95.5) | 66 (98.5) |
| Rhode Island | 56 (9,123) | 67 (23,173) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) |
| Virginia | 7 (1,87) | 20 (1,1100) | 92 (67.6) | 109 (80.1) |
| West Virginia | 8 (1,42) | 17 (1,101) | 21 (38.2) | 30 (54.5) |
| Total or median | 13 (1,209) | 42 (1,1294) | 344 (69.5) | 421 (85.1) |