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• General Information
• Recommendations
• Information for Consumers
• Information for Healthcare Providers
• Information for Veterinarians and Animal Control Officers
• Information for Local Boards of Health
• Information for School Teachers
• Surveillance Data
• Rabies Laws and Regulations
• Related Links

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Recommendations

• Use of a Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Human Rabies, 2009 (MMWR, ACIP Updated Recommendations) (PDF)

• Human Rabies Prevention - US, 2008 (MMWR, ACIP Recommendations)

• Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease and Injury Associated with Animals in Public Settings | PDF

• Preventing Rabies Exposures: Guidelines for Recreational Camps (PDF) 

• Animals in the Classroom: Recommendations for Schools 

• Recommendations to Petting Zoos, Petting Farms and Animals Fairs (PDF) 

• Recommendations for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PDF) 

Information for Healthcare Providers

• Information about Reporting Bites (PDF) 

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

• Rabies and Bats, FAQ for Physicians (PDF) 

• Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Schedule (PDF) 

Information for Veterinarians and Animal Control Officers

• Information about Reporting Bites (PDF) 

• Management of Dogs and Cats Exposed to Wildlife (PDF) 

• Management of Dogs and Cats Exposed to Other Domestic Animals (PDF) 

• Management of Dogs and Cats Which Expose Humans (PDF) 

• Massachusetts Rabies Immunization Program for Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets (PDF) 

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

• Species Considerations for Rabies Testing (PDF) 

• Specimen Request Form for Rabies Testing (PDF) 

Related Links

• Massachusetts Division of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law Enforcement
• Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Health
• US Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services
• Centers for Disease Control Rabies Homepage
• Centers for Disease Control Rabies Kids' Website
• National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV)

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