Table 2. Characteristics of raccoon and skunk epizootics in 32 counties with at least 12 rabid skunks during the first 12 months after the appearance of the first rabid skunk.
| Characteristic | Epizootic 1 | Epizootic 2 | Epizootic 3 | Epizootic 4 | Epizootic 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon | Skunk | Raccoon | Skunk | Raccoon | Skunk | Raccoon | Skunk | Raccoon | Skunk | |
| No. of counties with epizootics | 32 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Duration of epizootics-median no. of mon (min,max) | 18.5 (6,26) | 8 (5,24)a | 8.5 (5,23) | 8 (5,10) | 8 (6,12) | 6 (5,10)b | 11.5 (11,12) | 8 (5,13) | — | 7.5 (5,10) |
| Size of epizootics-median no. of animals (min,max) | 126 (9,494) | 16 (4,85)a | 19 (5,138) | 18 (5,39) | 19 (9,43) | 13 (4,32)b | 53 (28,78) | 18 (6,37) | — | 13 (12,14) |
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