| Date of Death | State of Residence | Exposure History* | Rabies Virus Variant† |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 15, 1995 | WA | Unknown# | Bat, Msp |
| September 21, 1995 | CA | Unknown# | Bat, Tb |
| October 3, 1995 | CT | Unknown# | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| November 9, 1995 | CA | Unknown# | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| February 8, 1996 | FL | Dog bite - Mexico | Dog, Mexico |
| August 20, 1996 | NH | Dog bite - Nepal | Dog, SE Asia |
| October 15, 1996 | KY | Unknown | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| December 19, 1996 | MT | Unknown | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| January 5, 1997 | MT | Unknown# | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| January 18, 1997 | WA | Unknown# | Bat, Ef |
| October 17, 1997 | TX | Unknown# | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| October 23, 1997 | NJ | Unknown# | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| December 31, 1998 | VA | Unknown | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| September 20, 2000 | CA | Unknown# | Bat, Tb |
| October 9, 2000 | NY | Dog bite - Ghana | Dog, Africa |
| October 10, 2000 | GA | Unknown# | Bat, Tb |
| October 25, 2000 | MN | Bat bite - MN | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| November 1, 2000 | WI | Unknown# | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| February 4, 2001 | CA | Unknown# - Philippines | Dog, Philippines |
| March 31, 2002 | CA | Unknown# | Bat, Tb |
| August 31, 2002 | TN | Unknown# | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| September 28, 2002 | IA | Unknown# | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| March 10, 2003 | VA | Unknown# | Raccoon, Eastern US |
| June 5, 2003 | PR | Bite | Dog/Mongoose, Puerto Rico |
| September 14, 2003 | CA | Bite | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| February 15, 2004 | FL | Bite | Dog, Hati |
| May 3, 2004 | AR | Bite (organ donor) | Bat, Tb |
| June 7, 2004 | OK | Liver transplant recipient | Bat, Tb |
| June 9, 2004 | TX | Kidney transplant recipient | Bat, Tb |
| June 10, 2004 | TX | Arterial transplant recipient | Bat, Tb |
| June 21, 2004 | TX | Kidney transplant recipient | Bat, Tb |
| Survived, 2004 | WI | Unknown# | Bat, Unknown |
| October 26, 2004 | CA | Unknown# | Dog, El Salvador |
| September 27, 2005 | MS | Unknown# | Bat, Unknown |
| May 12, 2006 | TX | Unknown# | Bat, Tb |
| November 2, 2006 | IN | Bite | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| December 14, 2006 | CA | Bite | Dog, Philippines |
| October 20, 2007 | MN | Bite | Bat, Unknown |
| March 18, 2008 | CA | Bite-Mexico | Fox, Tb-related |
| November 30, 2008 | MO | Bite | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| Survived, 2009 | TX | Unknown# | Bat, Unknown |
| October 20, 2009 | IN | Unknown# | Bat, Ps |
| November 11, 2009 | MI | Unknown# | Bat, Ln/Ps |
| November 20, 2009 | VA | Bite | Dog, India |
| August 21, 2010 | LA | Bite | Bat, Mexico, Ds |
| January 10, 2011 | WI | Unknown | Bat, Ps |
| Survived, 2011 | CA | Unknown | Unknown |
| July 20, 2011 | NJ | Bite | Dog, Haiti |
| August 31, 2011 | NY | Bite | Dog, Afghanistan |
* Data for exposure history are reported only when the biting animal was available and tested positive for rabies; or when plausible information was reported directly by the patient (if lucid or credible); or when a reliable account of an incident consistent with rabies exposure (e.g., dog bite) was reported by an independent witness (usually a family member).
# In some instances where the exposure history is unknown, there may have been known or inferred interaction which, especially for bats, could have involved an unrecognized bite.
† Variants of the rabies virus associated with terrestrial animals in the United States are identified with the name of the reservoir animal (dog or dog/coyote in all cases shown) followed by the name of the most definitive geographic entity (usually the country) from which the variant has been identified. Variants of the rabies virus associated with bats are identified with the name(s) of the species of bat(s) in which they have been found to be circulating. Because information regarding the location of the exposure and the identity of the exposing animal are almost always retrospective, and much information is frequently unavailable, the location of the exposure and the identity of the animal responsible for the infection are often limited to deduction.
Ln/Ps=Lasionycteris noctivagans or Pipistrellus subflavus, the silver-haired bat or the eastern pipistrelle; Msp=Myotis, species unknown; Tb=Tadarida brasiliensis, the Brazilian (Mexican) free-tailed bat; Ef=Eptesicus fuscus, the big brown bat; Ds=Desmodus rotundus, the vampire bat.