![Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2021 in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 7 (2023) Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2021 in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 7 (2023)](https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/261/7/full-javma.23.02.0081.fig_01.jpg)
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2021 in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 7 (2023)
![Franklin rehabilitator applying to keep injured opossum as educational ambassador against animal cruelty Franklin rehabilitator applying to keep injured opossum as educational ambassador against animal cruelty](https://www.milforddailynews.com/gcdn/-mm-/defd8b290e5eec3108e832a42b49348f35dfe991/c=209-0-2815-3475/local/-/media/2020/10/29/MilfordMA/ghows-WL-201007916-e6bc9127.jpg)
Franklin rehabilitator applying to keep injured opossum as educational ambassador against animal cruelty
![TIL that, despite their reputation, it is actually EXTREMELY RARE for an opossum to have rabies because their body temperature is too low for rabies to survive and replicate well. : r/todayilearned TIL that, despite their reputation, it is actually EXTREMELY RARE for an opossum to have rabies because their body temperature is too low for rabies to survive and replicate well. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/AFVJ2DwMRV2HHem-wJDfzwWKK9_WoQ5oLqkUZCazsc4.jpg?auto=webp&s=b5505b48c4fb5a9e8205252816b9b0406b8f5c3a)
TIL that, despite their reputation, it is actually EXTREMELY RARE for an opossum to have rabies because their body temperature is too low for rabies to survive and replicate well. : r/todayilearned
![Opossums can be good neighbors, and despite the myth, they don't carry rabies | Entertainment/Life | nola.com Opossums can be good neighbors, and despite the myth, they don't carry rabies | Entertainment/Life | nola.com](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/nola.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/33/53302774-dd76-11ea-b954-dbefe038ec8d/5f3556b2ca235.image.jpg?crop=1720%2C903%2C0%2C7&resize=1200%2C630&order=crop%2Cresize)