Bat Incidents at Children's Camps, New York State, 1998–2002

Robbins, Amy; Eidson, Millicent; Keegan, Mary; Sackett, Douglas; Laniewicz, Brian

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Bat Incidents at Children's Camps, New York State, 1998–2002

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Feb 2005
By Robbins, Amy ; Eidson, Millicent ; Keegan, Mary ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Robbins, Amy ; Eidson, Millicent ; Keegan, Mary ; Sackett, Douglas ; Laniewicz, Brian
Description:

From 1998 to 2002, a total of 299 bat incidents were reported at 109 children's camps in New York; 1,429 campers and staff were involved, and 461 persons received rabies treatment. In 53.8% of the incidents, the bat was captured and samples tested negative for rabies virus, which resulted in 61.3% of persons not receiving rabies treatment.
Subjects:

Adolescent Animals Bites And Stings Camping Chiroptera Disease Vectors Female Humans Immunoglobulins Male Rabies Rabies Vaccines Rabies Virus
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 11(2):302-305.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

New York
Location:

North America
Volume:

11
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:cdcb0f7c9a1cfe6cbd1983ceaae861a05c3757b3dcda516887f24cf1cd08e740
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15673/cdc_15673_DS1.pdf
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