Table 1. Trends in rabies cross species transmission (CST) by species or species grouping, 1990–2011.

		Cross Species Transmission	Rabid Animals 1990–2011	1990 CST Rate	2011 CST Rate	Overall CST Change	Latest Trend Time Period	Model APC*	95% CI	P-Value
Raccoon	CST by Animal	Skunk	16,600	0.16	0.35	118.0%	1999–2011	−0.9%	−3.2, 1.4	0.4
		Fox	6,537	0.05	0.18	251.0%	1996–2011	4.0%	3.0, 5.0	<0.01
		Domestic	5,028	0.06	0.14	139.7%	1990–2011	5.2%	4.5, 5.9	<0.01
		Cattle	644	0.01	0.02	77.8%	1990–2011	4.0%	2.5, 5.7	<0.01
		Other	2,067	0.03	0.04	57.1%	1990–2011	2.7%	1.7, 3.8	<0.01
		Total	30,876	0.31	0.73	138.2%	1998 – 2011	1.2%	−0.1, 2.6	0.06
CST by Region		Northeast	12,542	0.13	0.62	376.2%	1999–2011	−3.9%	−7.2, −0.6	0.03
		Mid-Atlantic	11,129	0.37	0.79	110.5%	1990–2011	2.7%	2.0, 3.5	<0.01
		Southeast	7,205	0.39	0.76	94.9%	1994–2011	5.8%	5.0, 6.6	<0.01
Skunk	CST by Animal	Raccoon	148	0.01	0.02	183.3%	1990–2011	6.3%	2.4, 10.3	<0.01
		Fox	309	0.02	0.03	55.6%	1998–2011	9.5%	3.5, 15.8	<0.01
		Domestic	1,601	0.10	0.07	−35.9%	1990–2011	−1.0%	−2.5, 0.5	0.19
		Cattle	1,140	0.11	0.02	−83.0%	1990–2011	−5.7%	−7.8, −3.4	<0.01
		Other	580	0.05	0.04	−13.3%	1990–2011	0.50%	−2.3, 3.3	0.73
		Total	3,778	0.28	0.17	−40.3%	1990–2011	−2.0%	−3.6, −0.4	0.02
CST by Region		Midwest	1,305	0.48	0.20	−59.0%	1990–2011	−1.5%	−3.6, 0.7	0.16
		South	1,212	0.16	0.17	8.8%	2001–2011	7.0%	3.0, 11.1	<0.01
		Southeast	168	0.28	0.18	−36.4%	2001–2011	13.6%	1.9, 26.7	<0.01
		West	1,093	0.22	0.11	−48.8%	1990–2011	1.1%	−0.8, 3.1	0.25

^*Modeled annual percent change in cross species transmission rates.