Table 4 The ten highest average risk of HSE for susceptible species by continent. Reservoir indicates that that species is (or historically has been) a reservoir on that continent. Scientific names for susceptible species can be found in Dataset S1.

From: A logistic regression model to predict the next rabies virus host-shift event

Susceptible species

Average RR

Reservoir

North and Central America

Arctic Fox

15.8

Coyote

12.9

Hooded skunk

9.6

Swift fox

8.8

 

Striped skunk

8.7

Kit fox

8.1

 

Bush dog

7.7

 

Hog-nosed skunk

6.4

Red fox

5.6

Gray Fox

4.9

South America

Argentinian gray fox

13.9

 

Culpeo

12.2

 

Pampas fox

11.2

 

Bush dog

8.5

 

Gray Fox

7.1

 

Maned wolf

6.5

 

Crab-eating fox

4.8

Hoary fox

4.6

Nutria

4.1

 

South American coati

3.5

 

Africa

Side-striped jackal

49.5

Bat-eared fox

39.9

Black-backed jackal

39.8

African wild dog

36.8

 

Red fox

26.7

 

Cape fox

26.4

 

Tenrec

9.8

 

European polecat

6.8

 

Ruppell’s sand fox

6.7

 

Sand cat

5.2

 

Asia

Arctic Fox

64.2

Raccoon dog

54.5

Dhole

52.2

 

Corsac fox

33.5

 

Golden jackal

29.9

Red fox

25.7

Smooth-coated otter

17.9

 

Dog

11.4

Gray wolf

9.6

Ruppell’s sand fox

6.3

 

Europe

Arctic Fox

83.8

Corsac fox

38.0

 

Red fox

35.2

Golden jackal

34.9

Dog

15.2

Gray wolf

12.8

European polecat

6.6

 

Old World badger

6.3

 

Wolverine

5.2

 

Marbled polecat

5.1

 

Oceania

Cat

4.4

 

Rat

0.8

 

Southern elephant seal

0.3

 

Guinea pig

0.2

 

Swine

0.2

 

Antarctic fur seal

0.1

 

Cattle

0.1

 

Crabeater seal

0.1

 

Leopard seal

0.1

 

Ross seal

0.1