Rabies: Areas Where It's More Common Due to successful animal
vaccination programs, human rabies is uncommon in North America.
But rabies can occur in all areas throughout the United States
except Hawaii. Rabies is a much bigger problem in other parts of
the world than it is in North America, particularly in
developing countries where it is most often transmitted to
humans through dog bites.1 Areas where rabies is especially
common include Africa, Asia, India, Indonesia, and Central and
South America. Travelers who will be spending time in rural
parts of these areas are encouraged to get vaccinated against
rabies. Rabies occurs in most regions of the world, except
Antarctica and some island nations, such as Japan and New
Zealand. Some areas of Europe are also rabies-free, including
Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and most of Scandinavia.1
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