Guidelines for the Treatment, Investigation, and Control of Animal BitesDiscusses 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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rabies exposure and should seldom necessitate systemic antirabies treatment of the bitten person. ... Although rabies-infected bats occur everywhere in the State, rabies may be absent in other mammalian species in some areas.
rabies exposure and should seldom necessitate systemic antirabies treatment of the bitten person. ... Although rabies-infected bats occur everywhere in the State, rabies may be absent in other mammalian species in some areas.
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I Skunk, bat, fox coyote, raccoon, and other mammals. Regard as rabid unless proven negative by laboratory testing.3 RIG4 and HDCV2 L D C Captive raccoon, fox, wolf, large bats, coyote, other carnivores, herbivores, primates, etc.
I Skunk, bat, fox coyote, raccoon, and other mammals. Regard as rabid unless proven negative by laboratory testing.3 RIG4 and HDCV2 L D C Captive raccoon, fox, wolf, large bats, coyote, other carnivores, herbivores, primates, etc.
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Persons whose vocational or avocational pursuits bring them into contact with potentially rabid dogs, cats, foxes, skunks, bats, or other species at risk of having rabies should also be considered for preexposure prophylaxis.
Persons whose vocational or avocational pursuits bring them into contact with potentially rabid dogs, cats, foxes, skunks, bats, or other species at risk of having rabies should also be considered for preexposure prophylaxis.
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Bats are the third most commonly reported species (720 cases, 15 percent) with rabies. Bats are also the most widespread species, infected animals reported from 42 states. The proportion of rabid foxes (207 cases, 4 percent) in the ...
Bats are the third most commonly reported species (720 cases, 15 percent) with rabies. Bats are also the most widespread species, infected animals reported from 42 states. The proportion of rabid foxes (207 cases, 4 percent) in the ...
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5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 REPORTED CASES — SKUNKS — FOXES BATS — RACCOONS I- - I J 4- -- t. ~- :-tL'- 4- - t- ' I 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 YEAR 1980 1985 1990 Rabies in domestic animals in the United States is usually reported only ...
5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 REPORTED CASES — SKUNKS — FOXES BATS — RACCOONS I- - I J 4- -- t. ~- :-tL'- 4- - t- ' I 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 YEAR 1980 1985 1990 Rabies in domestic animals in the United States is usually reported only ...
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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...