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The document provides comprehensive guidelines for the investigation and management of rabies cases, including definitions for animal and human rabies, laboratory analysis protocols, epidemiology data, notification procedures, and specific investigation guidelines. It outlines steps for assessing potential exposures to rabies in both humans and animals, recommendations for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and management strategies for exposed animals. Additionally, it includes special situations such as handling human rabies cases, euthanasia protocols for pets, public education efforts, and data management requirements. The document serves as a resource for health officials to effectively respond to rabies incidents.

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Is 7 days too late for rabies vaccine after a bite?

Sometimes it is hard to be sure if there is a break in the skin. In that case, it is safer to be vaccinated. Even if you have been bitten a few days, or weeks ago, It is never too late to start. Rabies virus can incubate for several years before it causes symptoms.

Is rabies common in Kansas?

Skunks and bats are the most common animals to have rabies in Kansas. Rabbits, mice, rats, squirrels, opossums, and chipmunks are rarely infected, and their bites rarely call for treatment. Human rabies cases are rare in the United States. The last human rabies case in Kansas was in 1968.

What are my chances of getting rabies?

The risk of infection following an exposure to a rabid animal is about 15%, but it varies (from 0.1% to 60%) depending on the exposure factors of the bite. These factors include the number of bites, the depth of the bites and the stage of illness in the infected animal.

What state is rabies most common in?

Texas (n = 456 [12.4%]), Virginia (297 [8.1%]), Pennsylvania (287 [7.8%]), North Carolina (248 [6.8%]), New York (237 [6.5%]), California (220 [6.0%]), and New Jersey (201 [5.5%]) together accounted for 50% of all animal rabies cases reported in 2021.

What is the rabies protocol in Kansas?

In Kansas, a veterinarian has the discretion to administer a 1-Year or 3-Year labeled rabies vaccine as THE INITIAL DOSE. However, re-vaccination (booster) is required 1 year following the initial doseregardless of the animals age and regardless of the vaccine administered as the initial dose.