Rabies postexposure prophylaxis survey--Kentucky, 1994.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Auslander, M. ; Kaelin, C.
• Description:
  A survey of rabies postexposure prophylaxis administered by local health departments for a 1-year period showed that very few patients received treatment as a result of exposure to a confirmed rabid animal. Most prophylaxis was administered for contact with domestic animals in situations where existing recommendations for quarantine or laboratory testing of the animal were not followed. Because rabies in domestic animals in Kentucky is uncommon, these findings suggest that had the existing recommendations been followed, the prophylaxis would have been unnecessary in most cases.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Patient Compliance
  • Public Health
  • Rabies
  • Time Factors
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 3(2):199-202.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15396/cdc_15396_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 19.51 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ed937c5f895671aac1ae9d4f6a60af083bf47a87be916c09b5edd1d88ceb2639