11.   The new VRG vaccine, however, is not a killed or attenuated rabies virus.

12.   The only way to know for certain if a ferret carries the rabies virus is to kill the ferret and test its brain tissue, Health Department officials say.

13.   The rabies virus, by the way, is carried in the saliva, but not in the spray, says McGuill.

14.   The rabies virus can be present in the saliva of rabid animals.

15.   The spread of the rabies virus in that group could have been aided by a decline in the fur trade nationwide.

16.   The trouble is, no one knows how long a ferret can carry the rabies virus without showing symptoms.

17.   Lyssavirus is related to the rabies virus and researchers have urged people in regular contact with bats, such as zoo keepers, to undergo precautionary rabies vaccinations.

18.   The lyssavirus is related to the rabies virus and researchers believe high-risk people could safeguard against contracting the virus by having a rabies vaccination.