Human exposure to rabies from pet wild raccoons in South Carolina and West Virginia, 1987 through 1988

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ID11028802
AutoresBradley A Woodruff (0000-0002-1921-5592, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), J Jones (0000-0002-9210-010X), J L Jones, Thomas R Eng
Ano1991
Volume81
Fascículo10
Páginas1328-1330
Data de publicação1991-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.81.10.1328
PMID1928537
OpenAlexW2060324779
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas12

During 1987 and 1988, exposures to eight pet wild raccoons in South Carolina and West Virginia resulted in administration of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis to 19 children and 26 adults. All eight raccoons appeared normal at the time of capture, and three had no signs of illness when sacrificed. The direct medical cost resulting from these exposures was $23,714 ($527 per person). Regulations and public education may help decrease this type of rabies exposure

Archaeology · Environmental health · Geography · Pathology · Public health · Rabies · South carolina · Veterinary medicine · West virginia · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research · Demography · Medicine · Rabies epidemiology and control · Virology · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research