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The number is probably way below 10%, but yes obviously getting the shot is still a very good idea. Though the other nasty thing is that getting rabies shots c
by opencl 8y ago
The number is probably way below 10%, but yes obviously getting the shot is still a very good idea.
Though the other nasty thing is that getting rabies shots cost thousands or in some cases tens of thousands of dollars in the US, which leaves a lot of people with the choice between bankruptcy or some unknown probability of getting rabies and the subsequent guaranteed death.
- mirceal 8y agoWA state for example: between 3-10% of bats submitted for testing are found to be rabid (this is from the DOH website). Yes, 10% is the high number in some years.
- tomjakubowski 8y agoBats that have been submitted for testing are not likely representative of the overall bat population.
- baddox 8y agoBats that have been submitted for testing are likely fairly representative of the bat population that is likely to bite you.