Editing Openai/6935ad62-1d20-8013-82d6-55bc0e7e0896 (section)

=== Assistant: For humans in the U.S.: ===
For humans in the U.S.:
* Human rabies cases: typically 1–3 cases per year are reported nationwide. NFID<ref>{{cite web|title=NFID|url=https://www.nfid.org/infectious-disease/rabies/|publisher=nfid.org|access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref>
* In recent decades it has never exceeded 10 per year, and many years have zero deaths. CDC<ref>{{cite web|title=CDC|url=https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html|publisher=cdc.gov|access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref>

For context (not what you asked, but related):
* Animal rabies cases: about 4,000 confirmed rabid animals per year, mostly wildlife (bats, raccoons, skunks, foxes). AAHA<ref>{{cite web|title=AAHA|url=https://www.aaha.org/trends-magazine/publications/the-state-of-rabies-facts-and-stats-you-need-to-know/|publisher=aaha.org|access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref>
* Roughly 60,000–100,000 people a year in the U.S. get post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after potential exposure. CDC<ref>{{cite web|title=CDC|url=https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/php/protecting-public-health/index.html|publisher=cdc.gov|access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref>