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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... rodents account for nearly 90 percent of the mammalian bites that are seen by physicians annually . Dog bites constitute about 80-85 percent of all these bites . In most cases , these dogs belong to the victim's family or a close ...
... rodents account for nearly 90 percent of the mammalian bites that are seen by physicians annually . Dog bites constitute about 80-85 percent of all these bites . In most cases , these dogs belong to the victim's family or a close ...
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... Rodents in California can generally be assumed not to be rabid , but testing may be indicated occasionally . In reviewing the potential rabies exposures from rodents and lagomorphs , only one squirrel in over 1,000 animals tested , has ...
... Rodents in California can generally be assumed not to be rabid , but testing may be indicated occasionally . In reviewing the potential rabies exposures from rodents and lagomorphs , only one squirrel in over 1,000 animals tested , has ...
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... rodents are highly susceptible to artificial infection with rabies ( e.g. , by intracerebral inoculation ) , but are ... rodent in the United States . Question : If 90 percent of rabies in the United States is in wild animals , why is ...
... rodents are highly susceptible to artificial infection with rabies ( e.g. , by intracerebral inoculation ) , but are ... rodent in the United States . Question : If 90 percent of rabies in the United States is in wild animals , why is ...
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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