Rabies testing is done by both the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services. Positive rabies results are listed in the two tables below. The total number of positive rabies cases in Maine is determined by adding the totals of each of the two tables together.

Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory Positive Rabies Cases

USDA APHIS Wildlife Services Positive Rabies Cases - USDA APHIS Wildlife Services perform surveillance testing only (no human or domestic animal exposure).

Rabies Testing Done By the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory
Maine Animal Rabies January 1 - December 31, 2012
By County, Town, and Species
County Town Species Total Confirmation
Date
Androscoggin   4  
Auburn 2
  Bat 1 9/13/12
  Raccoon 1 1/3/12
Lisbon Falls   1  
  Skunk 1 12/20/12
Turner   1  
  Raccoon 1 9/11/12
Aroostook 0  
Cumberland 10  
  Bridgton   1  
    Raccoon 1 3/5/12
  Falmouth   1  
    Racccoon 1 4/25/12
  Harpswell   1  
    Cat 1 1/17/12
  Harrison   2  
    Raccoon 1 8/3/12
    Skunk 1 3/20/12
  New Gloucester   1  
    Bat 1 4/2/12
  Portland   2  
    Raccoon 1 5/9/12
    Skunk 1 3/27/12
  Raymond   1  
    Raccoon 1 3/5/12
  Standish   1  
    Skunk 1 5/3/12
Franklin 1  
Jay 1  
  Skunk 1 11/20/12
Hancock 0  
       
Kennebec     14  
Albion 1  
  Dog 1 8/1/12
Augusta 2  
  Cat 1 4/23/12
  Skunk 1 3/14/12
Clinton 3  
  Raccoon 3 3/28, 5/6,7/18
Monmouth   1  
  Raccoon 1 4/24/12
Mt. Vernon 1  
  Raccoon 1 1/4/12
Pittston   2  
  Raccoon 2 3/2, 5/15
Readfield   1  
  Red Fox 1 7/5/12
Sidney   1  
  Raccoon 1 10/23/12
Wayne   1  
  Raccoon 1 4/2/12
Winthrop   1  
  Cat 1 8/15/12
Knox 9  
Port Clyde 1  
  Skunk 1 3/27/12
Rockland 3  
  Bat 1 11/13/12
  Raccoon 1 1/1/12
  Skunk 1 4/23/12
Thomaston   2  
  Raccoon 2 1/5, 1/11
Warren   2  
  Raccoon 1 2/14/12
  Skunk 1 1/1/12
Washington   1  
  Raccoon 1 5/21/12
Lincoln 3  
Bristol 1  
  Raccoon 1 8/20/12
Newcastle 1  
  Raccoon 1 1/31/12
Waldoboro   1  
  Skunk 1 10/2/12
Oxford 7  
Brownfield 1  
  Raccoon 1 12/24/12
Dixfield 1  
  Skunk 1 1/8/12
Hartford 1  
Raccoon 1 1/1/12
Hiram   1  
Skunk 1 9/4/12
Otisfield   1  
Raccoon 1 11/14/12
Oxford   1  
Skunk 1 10/18/12
Peru   1  
Skunk 1 2/6/12
Penobscot 9  
Alton 2  
  Skunk 2 2/7/12, 8/6/12
Brewer   1  
  Skunk 1 10/26/12
Corinna   2  
  Skunk 2 2/24/12, 8/10/12
Dexter 1  
Raccoon 1 2/6/12
Hampden   2  
Raccoon 1 4/4/12
Skunk 1 12/26/12
Plymouth   1  
Skunk 1 5/25/12
Piscataquis 2  
  Milo 1  
  Skunk 1 3/21/12
  Sebec   1  
  Raccoon 1 5/10/12
Sagadahoc 7  
Bath 3  
Grey Fox 1 7/17/12
Raccoon 1 10/3/12
Woodchuck 1 4/30/12
Bowdoinham   1  
Raccoon 1 8/14/12
Phippsburg   1  
Skunk 1 10/10/12
Richmond   1  
  Cat 1 9/20/12
Woolwich   1  
Raccoon 1 6/6/12
Somerset 1  
Cambridge 1  
  Raccoon 1 3/23/12
Waldo 7  
Frankfort   1  
  Skunk 1 8/20/12
Morrill   3  
  Raccoon 1 7/27/12
  Skunk 2 7/12/12,10/22/12
Thorndike   2  
  Skunk 2 4/18, 6/25
Winterport   1  
  Skunk 1 8/8/12
       
Washington 0  
   
York 11  
Arundel 1  
  Raccoon 1 3/22/12
Cornish   1  
  Raccoon 1 5/15/12
Eliot   1  
  Skunk 1 8/23/12
Hollis 2  
Grey Fox 2 1/30/12, 5/29/12
Kennebunk   1  
Raccoon 1 3/14/12
North Waterboro   1  
Grey Fox 1 7/16/12
Saco   1  
Bat 1 8/13/12
Springvale   1  
Raccoon 1 6/8/12
Wells   1  
Raccoon 1 4/10/12
York   1  
Bat 1 8/13/12
Bat Total   5  
Cat Total   4  
Dog   1  
Grey Fox Total   4  
Red Fox Total   1  
Raccoon Total   39  
Skunk Total   30  
Woodchuck   1  
TOTAL   85  

 

 

Rabies Testing Done By USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Maine Animal Rabies January 1 - December 31, 2012
By County, Town, and Species
County Town Species TOTAL Confirmation
Date
Androscoggin   0  
Aroostook 0  
Cumberland 0  
Franklin 1  
Carthage 1
Raccoon 1 2/24/12
Hancock 0  
Kennebec 0  
Knox 0  
Lincoln 0  
Oxford 0  
Penobscot 0  
Howland 1
Raccoon 1 4/18/12
Piscataquis 0  
Sagadahoc 0  
Somerset 0  
Waldo 0  
Washington 0  
   
York 0  
Raccoon Total 2  
TOTAL 2