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Rabies

Facts & Figures

• Rabies tag lists - Tag numbers and issuing veterinarian/animal control agency by year.
  • 1-Year (1999-present)
  • 3-Year (1999-present)
  • I Care (2001-2008)
• Statistical reports: NC Rabies Positive Animals
  • Positive test results by county and source, 2001 to present
  • Rabies/county tables by year, 1990 to present
  • Summary reports by year, 2006-2008
  • Graphs and maps

Rabies Tag Lists

These pdf files contain contact information arranged by tag-number for easier tracking of animals.

• 1-Year
• 3-Year
• I Care

1-Year Tags:

• 2024: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 103KB)
• 2023: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 115KB)
• 2022: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 69KB)
• 2021: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 96KB)
• 2020: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 93KB)
• 2019: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 83KB)
• 2018: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 87KB)
• 2017: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 85KB)
• 2016: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 82KB)
• 2015: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 81KB)
• 2014: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 80KB)
• 2013: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 83KB)
• 2012: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 111KB)
• 2011: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 90KB)
• 2010: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 91KB)
• 2009: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 90KB)
• 2008: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 97KB)
• 2007: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 118KB)
• 2006: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 116KB)
• 2005: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 103KB)
• 2004: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 101KB)
• 2003: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 102KB)
• 2002: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 65KB)
• 2001: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 87KB)
• 2000: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 65KB)
• 1999: 1-year rabies tags (PDF, 59KB)

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3-Year Tags:

• 2024: 3-year rabies tags (Green) (PDF, 100KB)
• 2023: 3-year rabies tags (Red) (PDF, 103KB)
• 2022: 3-year rabies tags (Orange) (PDF, 69KB)
• 2021: 3-year rabies tags (Blue) (PDF, 78KB)
• 2020: 3-year rabies tags (Gold) (PDF, 70KB)
• 2019: 3-year rabies tags (Orange) (PDF, 74KB)
• 2018: 3-year rabies tags (Blue) (PDF, 75KB)
• 2017: 3-year rabies tags (Red) (PDF, 67KB)
• 2016: 3-year rabies tags (Green) (PDF, 73KB)
• 2015: 3-year rabies tags (Gold) (PDF, 69KB)
• 2014: 3-year rabies tags (Orange) (PDF, 69KB)
• 2013: 3-year rabies tags (Blue) (PDF, 71KB)
• 2012: 3-year rabies tags (Red) (PDF, 88KB)
• 2011: 3-year rabies tags (Green) (PDF, 77KB)
• 2010: 3-year rabies tags (Gold) (PDF, 76KB)
• 2009: 3-year rabies tags (Blue) (PDF, 75KB)
• 2008: 3-year rabies tags (Red) (PDF, 82KB)
• 2007: 3-year rabies tags (Green) (PDF, 94KB)
• 2006: 3-year rabies tags (Gold) (PDF, 113KB)
• 2005: 3-year rabies tags (Blue) (PDF, 93KB)
• 2004: 3-year rabies tags (Red) (PDF, 91KB)
• 2003: 3-year rabies tags (Green) (PDF, 83KB)
• 2002: 3-year rabies tags (Orange) (PDF, 63KB)
• 2001: 3-year rabies tags (Blue) (PDF, 72KB)
• 2000: 3-year rabies tags (Red) (PDF, 52KB)
• 1999: 3-year rabies tags (Green) (PDF, 61KB)

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"I Care" Tags:

The sale of "I Care" rabies tags ceased in 2008 following legislation that altered the funding stream for the Spay and Neuter program. A fee is now assessed on the sale of all rabies tags, thus a special category of tag to fund the SN program is no longer required.

• 2008: 1-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Silver, round) (PDF, 15KB)
• 2008: 3-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Red, round) (PDF, 15KB)
• 2007: 1-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Silver, round) (PDF, 11KB)
• 2007: 3-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Green, round) (PDF, 11KB)
• 2006: 1-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Silver, round) (PDF, 12KB)
• 2006: 3-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Gold, round) (PDF, 11KB)
• 2005: 1-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Silver, round) (PDF, 12KB)
• 2005: 3-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Blue, round) (PDF, 9KB)
• 2004: 1-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Silver, round) (PDF, 30KB)
• 2004: 3-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Red, round) (PDF, 29KB)
• 2003: 1-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Silver, round) (PDF, 20KB)
• 2003: 3-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Green, round) (PDF, 20KB)
• 2002: 1-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Silver, round) (PDF, 17KB)
• 2002: 3-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Orange, round) (PDF, 16KB)
• 2001: 1-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Silver, round) (PDF, 18KB)
• 2001: 3-year rabies tags "I CARE" (Blue, round) (PDF, 17KB)

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Positive Rabies test results by county and source, 2001 to present

• State Laboratory of Public Health: Search the State Laboratory database of positive test results by county and source (1/1/2008 to present) .

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Rabies/county tables by year, 1990 to present

• 2018 (PDF, 37KB)
• 2017 (PDF, 37KB)
• 2016 (PDF, 156KB)
• 2015 (PDF, 160KB)
• 2014 (PDF, 96KB)
• 2013 (PDF, 42KB)
• 2012 (PDF, 128KB)
• 2011 (PDF, 41KB)
• 2010 (PDF, 61KB)
• 2009 (PDF, 38KB)
• 2008 (PDF, 31KB)
• 2007 (PDF, 19KB)
• 2006 (PDF, 15KB)
• 2005 (PDF, 14KB)
• 2004 (PDF, 14KB)
• 2003 (PDF, 14KB)
• 2002 (PDF, 14KB)
• 2001 (PDF, 14KB)
• 2000 (PDF, 14KB)
• 1999 (PDF, 15KB)
• 1998 (PDF, 13KB)
• 1997 (PDF, 13KB)
• 1996 (PDF, 12KB)
• 1995 (PDF, 12KB)
• 1994 (PDF, 10KB)
• 1993 (PDF, 10KB)
• 1992 (PDF, 10KB)
• 1991 (PDF, 10KB)
• 1990 (PDF, 9KB)

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Summary reports by year, 2006-2008

• 2008 North Carolina Rabies Summary Report (PDF, 341KB)
• 2007 North Carolina Rabies Summary Report (PDF, 818KB)
• 2006 North Carolina Rabies Summary Report (PDF, 340KB)

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Graphs and maps

• Human Rabies Reported Cases, North Carolina, 1929 - 2022 (PDF, 124KB)
• Table of Rabies: Positive Animals and Percent Positivity by Species, North Carolina, 2022 (PDF, 29KB)
• Bar graph of only dog and cat cases, N.C., 1991-2022 (PDF, 107KB)
• Bar graph of rabies-positive bats by month in N.C., 2002-2022 (PDF, 118KB)
• The spread of rabies in raccoons in North Carolina:
  • Maps: Rabies in Raccoons by County, NC 1991–2020 (PDF, 7MB)
  • Maps: Rabies (Eastern Raccoon Variant) in All Terrestrial Mammals, NC 2001–2020 (PDF, 7MB)
• Bar graph of confirmed rabid animals by year, N.C., 1952-2022 (PDF, 145KB)
• Line graph history of rabies-positive wildlife by species, N.C., 2001-2022 (PDF, 24KB)

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