Public Health Impact of Reemergence of Rabies, New York

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chang, Hwa-Gan H. ; Eidson, Millicent ; Noonan-Toly, Candace ; Trimarchi, Charles V. ; Rudd, Robert ; Wallace, Barbara J. ; Smith, Perry F. ; Morse, Dale L.
• Description:
  This report summarizes the spread of a raccoon rabies epizootic into New York in the 1990s, the species of animals affected, and human postexposure treatments (PET). A total of 57,008 specimens were submitted to the state laboratory from 1993 to 1998; 8,858 (16%) animals were confirmed rabid, with raccoons the most common species (75%). After exposure to 11,769 animals, 18,238 (45%) persons received PET, mostly because of contact with saliva or nervous tissue. We analyzed expenditure reports to estimate the cost of rabies prevention activities. An estimated $13.9 million was spent in New York State to prevent rabies from 1993 to 1998. Traditional prevention methods such as vaccinating pets, avoiding wildlife, and verifying an animal's rabies status must be continued to reduce costly PET. To reduce rabid animals, exposures, and costs, oral vaccination of wildlife should also be considered.
• Subjects:
  Animal Diseases Animals Animals, Domestic Disease Outbreaks Disease Reservoirs Humans Public Health Rabies Rabies Vaccines Raccoons
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(9):909-913.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:03f7d829493e72589925457c459fb4f8822e5e85f1dfda1304713f77662e3a7a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13903/cdc_13903_DS1.pdf
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