Table 1. Reasons for bat submissions for rabies testing, Massachusetts, USA, 1985–2009.

Reason	No. (%) submissions
	1985–1991	1992–1998	1999–2009
Human and pet exposure	5 (0.7)	250 (11.8)	1,004 (13.5)
Human exposure only	160 (22.2)	635 (30.1)	4,339 (58.5)
Pet exposure only	362 (50.3)	918 (43.5)	1,295 (17.4)
Sickness and other reasons	193 (26.8)	310 (14.7)	786 (10.6)

Total

720

2,113

7,424