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The paper presents the data concerning rabies in domestic animals and in wildlife, as well as in bats, in Poland in 2005. The analysis of the rabies situation was based on species participation and geographical distribution of rabies outbreaks. In 2005 138 rabies cases were diagnosed. Thirty six were recorded in domestic animals, 98 in wildlife and 4 were found in bats. In comparing the number of rabies cases in two successive years, 2004 and 2005, a constant level of rabies cases in terrestrial animals can be noticed. But there was a geographical change in the occurrence of the highest number of rabies cases from Wielkopolskie to Masuria voivodeship (Northern Poland). Most of rabies cases in this region were clustered along the Russian (Kaliningrad Region) border. The data presented in this article has shown that the epizootic situation of rabies in Poland is under control and in the following years a decrease of rabies cases diagnosed in terrestrial animals can be expected. The fox is still the main reservoir of rabies therefore the oral vaccination as a method of eradication of rabies should be carried out during the course of the next years.