Guidelines for the Treatment, Investigation, and Control of Animal BitesThe Section, 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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Page 14
... foxes , skunks , coyotes or other carnivores can be exceptionally hazardous . Sources of the infected animals have been pet stores , mail - order suppliers , breeding colonies , foreign importers , and local trapping or adoption ...
... foxes , skunks , coyotes or other carnivores can be exceptionally hazardous . Sources of the infected animals have been pet stores , mail - order suppliers , breeding colonies , foreign importers , and local trapping or adoption ...
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... foxes ( 207 cases , 4 percent ) in the United States is low compared with other wild animals . The distribution of rabid foxes is similar to that of skunks except they also occur in Alaska . Rodents accounted for less than 1 percent of ...
... foxes ( 207 cases , 4 percent ) in the United States is low compared with other wild animals . The distribution of rabid foxes is similar to that of skunks except they also occur in Alaska . Rodents accounted for less than 1 percent of ...
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... foxes are highly susceptible to rabies , and these species are major reservoirs for the virus in other parts of the United States . Other domestic animals found to be rabid in California in 1990 include one cow ( 0.3 percent ) , two ...
... foxes are highly susceptible to rabies , and these species are major reservoirs for the virus in other parts of the United States . Other domestic animals found to be rabid in California in 1990 include one cow ( 0.3 percent ) , two ...
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Medical Treatment of Animal Bites | 5 |
II | 21 |
Animal Bite Investigation | 40 |
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abnormal behavior animal bites animal bites reported animal control ANIMAL RABIES antibody titer antirabies treatment bite incident bite wounds biting animal bitten person California Department canine rabies vaccines Cats 1 ml chloroquine clinical county or city Department of Health develop rabies Diploid disease dog or cat Dogs 1 ml dogs and cats doses of HDCV endemic EUTHANIZED exposed persons exposure to rabies Fort Dodge foxes HDCV health officer Health Services HRIG Immune Globulin immunosuppressed IMRAB Incubation period inflicted inoculation isolated mammalian bites months Annually nonbite exposure occur owner paralysis pets preexposure immunization public health laboratory quarantine rabid animals Rabid bats rabid skunks rabies antibody rabies areas Rabies Control Program rabies exposure RABIES IN CALIFORNIA rabies prophylaxis rabies testing rabies vaccination rabies virus raccoon recommended rodents saliva serology skunks SmithKline Beecham Solvay Animal Health species specimens suspected tested for rabies tetanus tissue United wildlife yr later Triennially