Healthy dogs can carry the rabies virus, but the probability of carrying it will vary depending on the area. If you are in a city, most are pet dogs and have less contact with outside wildlife, so the likelihood of acquiring and carrying the rabies virus is very low. Many urban pets are vaccinated against rabies, which further reduces the likelihood of carrying the rabies virus. According to statistics from sources, in larger cities the probability of a dog carrying the rabies virus can even be 0, which means that no pet dogs have been detected carrying the rabies virus, which is safer. If rabies vaccinations were widely available among dogs, this transmission of rabies from dogs to humans could be further reduced, or even eliminated. In rural areas, where rabies is more prevalent, healthy dogs carry the rabies virus at a higher rate. According to statistics, some can even be as high as 7%, as most of these dogs are not vaccinated against rabies and many are free-ranging and have more contact with wild animals.
