Human Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis during a Raccoon Rabies Epizootic in New York, 1993 and 1994

We describe the epidemiology of human rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) in four upstate New York counties during the 1st and 2nd year of a raccoon rabies epizootic. We obtained data from records of 1,173 persons whose rabies PEP was reported to local health departments in 1993 and 1994. Mean ann...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey D. Wyatt, William H. Barker, Nancy M. Bennett, Cathleen A. Hanlon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/3/99-0312_article