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- News from DHR: Who should be treated for rabies? Public health clarifies [May 17, 2001]
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- Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
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May 17, 2001
Contact: Barbara Joye at 404/657-1385 brjoye@dhr.state.us
DHR Office of Communications
Who should be treated for rabies? Public Health clarifies
On May 11, 2001, a small black goat housed at the AgriRama in Tifton, Georgia, was diagnosed with rabies. Public health officials and the AgriRama are trying to locate people who may have been exposed to the goat's saliva so that they can be evaluated for possible preventive treatment.
"There has been some confusion about which children should be given treatment to prevent rabies," says Paul Blake, M.D., state epidemiologist for the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health. "Children who just observed or petted the goat but did not have direct contact with the goat's saliva, or who touched a person who touched the goat, do not need evaluation or treatment."
The Division of Public Health recommends that children be evaluated to determine whether they need post-exposure treatment for rabies if they were at the AgriRama between April 20 and May 1, 2001, AND
1. The goat bit them OR 2. The goat's saliva entered an open wound OR 3. They had direct contact with the goat's saliva (such as having their hands
or fingers in its mouth), AND they may have touched their lips, the inside of their nose, or the wet part of their eyes with their saliva-contaminated fingers.
To get advice about whether a child needs post-exposure rabies treatment, call the Georgia Poison Center at 1-800-282-5846. Parents and their health care provider should make the final decision about whether a child is given rabies prophylactic treatment.
May 17, 2001
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