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| About
Rabies
- public health importance and cost of rabies prevention in this country
and around the world. |
| News and Highlights |
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European-wide
Alert About Rabies in France
September 9, 2004 |
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Update:
Investigation of Rabies Infections in Organ Donor
and Transplant Recipients --- Alabama, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, and Texas, 2004
MMWR Dispatch July 9, 2004 |
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Expanded
Criteria for Risk Assessments
Released (July 2, 2004) |
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Notice:
Investigation
of Rabies Infections in Organ Donor and Transplant Recipients
---- Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, 2004
MMWR
Dispatch (July 1, 2004) |
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Rabies
Transmission From Organ Transplants
Press release (July 1, 2004) |
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Webcast:
First Reported Rabies Transmission from Organ Transplants
Archived Webcast (July 1, 2004) |
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Rabies News/Highlights >> |
Key
Resources |
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Human
Rabies Prevention - United States, 1999: Recommendations
of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
PDF
version formatted for print
(360 KB/41 pages) |
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| Question
& Answers - commonly asked questions and answers
about rabies and pets, human rabies, wild animals, and rabies risks
when traveling. |
| The
Rabies Virus - the structure of rabies virus. |
| Natural
History - transmission, signs, and pathology of rabies. |
| Diagnosis
- various laboratory procedures used to diagnose rabies. |
| Epidemiology
- location and number of rabies cases in the United States (most
recent data available). Includes maps and case histories. |
| Prevention
& Control - rabies vaccine and immune globulin,
postexposure prophylaxis, pre-exposure prophylaxis, what to do after
an exposure and rabies prevention tips. |
| Bats
and Rabies - the problem of bat-related rabies, how to handle
encounters with bats, and how to "bat-proof" your home. |
| References
- documents containing important rabies information, research findings,
and prophylaxis recommendations. |
| Professional
resources - annual rabies surveillance report, including downloadable
slides, the Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, ACIP rabies prevention
recommendations, and specimen submission requirements |
| Links
- other rabies web sites, health organizations, and state health
departments. |
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