- ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory in response to recent reports of increases in human exposures to rabid or possibly rabid animals and ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ (๐๐๐) administration errors. Since July 2026, multiple United States jurisdictions have reported local increases in human rabies exposures involving known rabies vectors or animals in which rabies is less commonly reported.Several high-profile rabies outbreaks and mass rabies exposure events have highlighted the importance of performing careful rabies risk assessments and following evidence-based recommendations for administering PEP. Health departments can help clinicians who provide rabies vaccination in their jurisdictions stay aware of the importance of rabies risk assessments before administering PEP. Clinicians and healthcare facilities should ensure that PEP is administered only when appropriate and that human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) and rabies vaccines follow Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations.
https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00533.htmlThanks,—
Hancock County Health Dept. Health Alert
