Guidelines for the Treatment, Investigation, and Control of Animal BitesDIANE Publishing, 1992 - 74 pages Discusses medical management of animal bites, animal rabies surveillance, animal bite investigation, domestic animal isolation procedures, laboratory diagnosis of rabies, and answers questions about rabies. 9 tables, 10 figures, 4 appendices. |
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... Veterinary Public Health Section , Communicable Disease Control Division Molly Joel Coye , M.D. , M.P.H. , Director Department of Health Services Revised 1992 CONTENTS Page મેં I. A. B. C. D. E. Medical i.
... Veterinary Public Health Section , Communicable Disease Control Division Molly Joel Coye , M.D. , M.P.H. , Director Department of Health Services Revised 1992 CONTENTS Page મેં I. A. B. C. D. E. Medical i.
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... Veterinary Public Health Unit , in response to a request by the Environmental Health Committee of the California Conference of Local Health Officers at its meeting of February 11 , 1972 . At the request of Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer , former ...
... Veterinary Public Health Unit , in response to a request by the Environmental Health Committee of the California Conference of Local Health Officers at its meeting of February 11 , 1972 . At the request of Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer , former ...
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... veterinary one that is , determination of the health status of the biting animal . The question of rabies exposure ... public health laboratory for examination using the FRA test . Anti - rabies postexposure treatment immunoprophylaxis ...
... veterinary one that is , determination of the health status of the biting animal . The question of rabies exposure ... public health laboratory for examination using the FRA test . Anti - rabies postexposure treatment immunoprophylaxis ...
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... PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY ) PLEASE COMPLETE SECTION I , SEND A COPY BY FAX OR MAIL TO THE VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT , AND FORWARD THE ORIGINAL TO THE COUNTY RABIES CONTROL INVESTIGATOR IMMEDIATELY . LABORATORY : ANIMAL SPECIES ...
... PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY ) PLEASE COMPLETE SECTION I , SEND A COPY BY FAX OR MAIL TO THE VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT , AND FORWARD THE ORIGINAL TO THE COUNTY RABIES CONTROL INVESTIGATOR IMMEDIATELY . LABORATORY : ANIMAL SPECIES ...
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to practice veterinary medicine under Chapter 11 ( commencing with Section ... public agency . ( Added by Stats . 1965 , Ch . 599. ) 1923. Any person who , after notice , violated any order of a local health ... health officer , is guilty of a ...
to practice veterinary medicine under Chapter 11 ( commencing with Section ... public agency . ( Added by Stats . 1965 , Ch . 599. ) 1923. Any person who , after notice , violated any order of a local health ... health officer , is guilty of a ...
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Page 26 - Corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive agents, and immunosuppressive illnesses can interfere with the development of active immunity and predispose the patient to developing rabies. Immunosuppressive agents should not be administered during postexposure therapy, unless essential for the treatment of other conditions. When rabies post-exposure prophylaxis is administered to persons receiving steroids or other immunosuppressive therapy, it is especially important that serum be tested for rabies antibody...
Page 2 - Section 2606. Rabies, Animal, (a) Reporting. Any person having knowledge of the whereabouts of an animal known to have or suspected of having rabies shall report the facts immediately to the local health officer. The health officer shall likewise be notified of any person or animal bitten by a rabid or suspected rabid animal. In those areas declared by the Director of the State Department of Public Health to be rabies areas (See Section 1901.2, California Health and Safety Code) the local health...
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Page 25 - Once initiated, rabies prophylaxis should not be interrupted or discontinued because of local or mild systemic adverse reactions to rabies vaccine. Usually such reactions can be successfully managed with anti-inflammatory and antipyretic agents (eg aspirin). Reactions after vaccination with HDCV are less common than with previously available vaccines.
Page 10 - ... scratches having eschar or more than 24-hours old with saliva of a rabid animal may be considered as intact skin and do not require systematic antirabic treatment. e. Abrasions or Scratches Inflicted by Claws — Abrasions or scratches of skin inflicted by the claws of a suspected rabid cat for example, should be considered as a possible exposure to infection. At times, such injuries may be quite severe. The possibility of exposure to rabies arises from the standpoint that if an animal were rabid...