Though rare in squirrels, and mammal can carry rabies. They will be lethargic, produce more saliva, and be aggressive if startled.
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What animals can get rabies? All mammals, including people, can catch rabies. In Florida, there are four main animals that carry rabies: raccoons, skunks, foxes, and bats. ... What animals almost never have rabies? Rabbits, hamsters, squirrels, chipmunks, guinea pigs, gerbils, opossums, rats, and mice are hardly ever...
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pelotes.jea.com/rabies.htm
pelotes.jea.com/rabies.htm
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Squirrels are not a primary threat of transfer of rabies, raccoons and skunks are the most common carriers, but any mammal can carry rabies, squirrels can and will bite people, so there is a danger, even if perhaps smaller than with other animals.
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www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01314.htm
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This is the time when you "make your move!" Squirrels have extremely soft fur. Additional disclaimer: there's no accounting for individual differences. If you get bitten, don't blame me! Also, it is very rare for squirrels to carry rabies so don't get too paranoid about it.
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www.gottshall.com/squirrels/
www.gottshall.com/squirrels/
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The squirrels in our garden with lots of pictures by Hania Arentsen. ... Whenever you get bitten by one you better quickly see a doctor for squirrels can cause tetanus. Touching them could also be unpleasant in another way -they carry large amounts of ticks, flees and other parasites.
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www.gardensafari.net/english/squirrels.htm
www.gardensafari.net/english/squirrels.htm
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Some animals, including chipmunks, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rabbits, rats and squirrels, rarely get rabies. Birds, ... Although bats can carry the rabies virus, most bats are not infected with it. The only way rabies can be diagnosed in a bat, however, is by laboratory testing. There are several signs, though,
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www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbrabies.htm
www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbrabies.htm
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In Reply to: i was bitten, anti-rabies??? posted by rarepets on February 26, 2001 at 11:10:43: ... I'm a zookeeper and I want to clarify that chipmunks & squirrels can carry rabies but it is rather rare.
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forum.exotichobbyist.com/chipmunks/messages/61.html
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I’ve read that bats are no more likely to carry rabies than cats or dogs are. Is this true? ... According to the CDC and ACIP, small rodents such as squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats, and mice, and animals such as rabbits and hares are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not...
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www.vetmed.lsu.edu/rabies_info.htm
www.vetmed.lsu.edu/rabies_info.htm
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