The probability of rabies entry to Norway through dogs, cats and wild fauna

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety was asked by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) to evaluate the probability of introduction of rabies to Norway through:
1) the importation of young dogs and cats under the present regulations;
2) the importation of young dogs and cats if the regulations are changed to allow importation of unvaccinated animals younger than three months from certain EEA countries;
3) the importation of dogs or cats from an EEA country when the animals are both identified, vaccinated and have valid serology tests;
4) the free passage of wild animals across the Norwegian border?
 
The first three questions were answered by a quantitative approach using a simulation model.
The probability of introducing rabies to Norway via wild fauna is most likely very low.