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What could happen if a wolf bit you? can you get rabies?
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Transmission of: rabies from wolves to humans is not common. Although a wolf could become infected by rabies - it does not serve as a reservoir. There are few attacks by rabid wolves in North America.There are still a limited number of cases reported in the Middle East.
Answered 1/7/2015
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