Table 2.

Six standardized sample categories and associated stratified point values (i.e., weights) for enhanced rabies surveillance.

Category	Point Value	Description
Strange-acting	15	Suspect behavior suggestive of neurological disease
Found dead	5	Unexplained with no obvious signs of trauma; not road kill
Road kill	3	Formal survey or opportunistically; 1 additional point/mile driven
Surveillance-trapped	2	Active trapping in specified raccoon rabies risk areas/response to an outbreak
NWCO/other	1	Nuisance-trapped or homeowner-derived; apparently healthy
Unknown	1	Behavior not observed; fate not determined