Overview of the Epidemic in Connecticut
Connecticut is tiled by 169 town. First documented Connecticut case in western CT in March, 1991. Count data is available by month for every town.
Rabies swept over CT in an
epidemic wave
in the next 4 years.
Conclusion of a published paper:
The epidemic front moved at about 30 km/yr in a SW to NE direction (crude estimate).
As of 1994, the disease was entering the
endemic phase
.
At right we have a revised estimate of the spread of the disease, incorporating a seasonal effect (approx 46 km/yr).
