Rabies

• Rabies Control Plan for Local Boards of Health
• Rabies Scenarios: Living with Rabies in Your Community (PDF) 
• Information for Animal Control Officers
• Surveillance Data
• Rabies Laws and Regulations

Rabies Control Plan

The Rabies Control Plan is for the use of local health officials and animal control officers to help educate and guide municipalities towards the proper management of suspect rabid animals, and to ensure that humans and domestic animals exposed to suspect rabid animals are managed appropriately and according to Massachusetts State Law.

Download individual sections below, or you may also download the plan in its entirety as a PDF  or in Rich-Text Format  file size 5MB (5.5MB RTF).

Table of Contents

• Cover Page, Index and List of Attachments (PDF) 

Chapters

• Chapter 1: General Information (PDF) 

• Chapter 2: Human Exposures (PDF) 

• Chapter 3: Domestic Animal Issues (PDF) 

• Chapter 4: Wild Animal Issues (PDF) 

Attachments

• 1. Guide to Rabies Post-Exposure Evaluation and Management (PDF) 

• 2. Management of Human Exposure to Suspect Rabid Animals (PDF) 

• 3. Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Schedule (PDF) 

• 4. Rabies Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Guide (PDF) 

• 5a. Notice of Possible Exposure to Rabies (PDF) 

• 5b. Quarantine Order (PDF) 

• 6a. Rabies Protocol: Management of Dogs and Cats Exposed to Wildlfe (PDF) 

• 6b. Definitions (PDF) 

• 7. Rabies Protocol: Management of Dogs and Cats Exposed to Other Domestic Animals (PDF) 

• 8. Rabies Protocol: Management of Dogs and Cats Which Expose Humans (PDF) 

• 9. Guidelines for Sending Diagnostic Specimens for Rabies Testing to the State Laboratory Institute (PDF) 

• 10. Useful Rabies Contact Information - Telephone Numbers and Web Resources (PDF) 

If you are unable to print out a copy of this document, you may contact the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization at 617-983-6800 and request a hard copy be mailed to you.

This information is provided by Epidemiology Program within the Department of Public Health.