Animal Bites and Rabies

Resources for Healthcare Professionals

Management of Human Exposures to Suspect Rabid Animals: a Guide for Physicians and other Health Care Providers, January 2005. RI Department of Health Office of Communicable Diseases

Rhode Island Department of Health – Animal Bite Case Report

CDC Resources

Rabies Professional Resources from CDC

Information that can be found here includes:

Clinical Information phone line 24/7 to answer questions on rabies and prophylaxis

Information on Rabies publications, recommendations of a national working group, specimen submission requirements, MMWRs, and prophylaxis information.

MMWRs from CDC

Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2004: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV)     Vol 53, No RR09;1   06/25/2004

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/RR/RR5309.pdf
Summary: These recommendations serve as the basis for animal rabies-control programs throughout the United States and facilitate standardization of procedures among jurisdictions, thereby contributing to an effective national rabies-control program. control; all ...

Human Rabies Prevention - United States, 1999 Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)    
Vol 48, No RR01;001   01/08/1999

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/RR/RR4801.pdf
Summary: This report includes new information about a human rabies vaccine approved for U.S. use in 1997, recommendations regarding exposure to bats, recommendations regarding an observation period for domestic ferrets, and changes in the local administration of r...

Case Definitions

Rabies, Animal 1997 Case Definition

Rabies, Human 1997 Case Definition