Yellow Mongoose - Cynictis Penicillata and Rabies

Cynictis Penicillata and Rabies

There is some concern about the role of Cynictis penicillata as a natural reservoir of rabies. Most African wild animals will die within a several weeks of infection with rabies, but it seems that certain genetic strains of the yellow mongoose can carry it asymptomatically, but infectiously, for years.