Shedding light on rabies in opossums.

The article discusses research that examined the rabies in Virginia opossums or Didelphis virginiana. Topics discussed include opossums infected with rabies virus as a possible source of exposure to animals and humans and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's documentation of cases of rabies in opossums between 1984 and 2014 by means of direct fluorescent antibody testing.