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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... Rarely , animals bite without provocation . Most often , such attacks result from stray dogs or cats or from sick or injured wild animals , such as skunks , or bats , some of which may be rabid . During 1990 , there were a total of ...
... Rarely , animals bite without provocation . Most often , such attacks result from stray dogs or cats or from sick or injured wild animals , such as skunks , or bats , some of which may be rabid . During 1990 , there were a total of ...
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... rarely as long as 14 days ; mean 3 days ) Incubation period 2 to 10 weeks , rarely as long as 6 or more months . Early signs are vague and confusing . Loss of appetite and cessation of milk flow are among the first signs ...
... rarely as long as 14 days ; mean 3 days ) Incubation period 2 to 10 weeks , rarely as long as 6 or more months . Early signs are vague and confusing . Loss of appetite and cessation of milk flow are among the first signs ...
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... rarely found to be naturally infected , possibly because they rarely survive the bite of a rabid carnivore . They are not important in rabies transmission , and there has never been a report of human rabies transmitted by a rodent in ...
... rarely found to be naturally infected , possibly because they rarely survive the bite of a rabid carnivore . They are not important in rabies transmission , and there has never been a report of human rabies transmitted by a rodent in ...
Contents
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