In the United States, rabies is mostly found in wild animals like bats, racoons, skunks and foxes.

Until the early 1960's, most of the rabies cases in Indiana were dogs, cats, and animals bitten by dogs and cats. After pet vaccination increased and animal control programs were established, dog and cat rabies decreased rapidly. From the 1960s to 1988 skunks were the most commonly found rabid animals in Indiana. After 1988 bats became the most common rabid animal. Rabid bats have been found somewhere in the state every year since 1965. Rabies in skunks was last detected in 2004 in Indiana. Rabies in skunks has been restricted to counties in far South Central Indiana, where rabies in skunks continues to be transmitted at a very low level. //

Most Recent Rabies Cases by Species in Indiana
2020 Bat
2009 Human
2006 Human
2004 Skunk
2002 Horse
1990 Fox
1989 Dog
1986 Cow
1984 Cat
1983 Groundhog
1979 Raccoon