Rachel,
Look in the FML Archives to see if you can find the URL of pediatrician,
Dr. Freddie Hoffman's article on bite rates, or look for it in the
American Ferret Association site.
 
You should also be able to get more recent state bite stats from the
state health department.
 
Also use:
http://www.avma.org/pubhlth/rabies_compendium_2005.pdf
 and
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Ques&Ans/q&a.htm
[Posted in FML issue 4909]