Registered: Apr 2010
Location: jamestown,pa
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i was just wondering if there was rabies prevention vaccines for humans. most of the time we are handling the raccoons more than the dog, but the dog is the one that gets vaccinated.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Washington, NC
Posts: 3314

Yes there is. It is a 3 shot system, most animal control,vets, and staff get them. Afterwards if you come in contact or get bit by a rabid animal you only need a booster. My Vet suggested I get them but I've already had the whole series after being bitten.

The shots don't hurt any worse than a flu shot.

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Registered: Apr 2010
Location: jamestown,pa
Posts: 612

Where did u have it done? I called my doc office and they said there isn't one. Ialso called the game commission and they said the same. My buddies wife worked at the local vet and she said she never heard of it

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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: tioga co.pa
Posts: 1728

many moons ago we got them 3 yrs late a blood and it said we were immune .....it was a series of 3 shots 4 of us got them

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Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Tioga Pennsylvania
Posts: 1121

I got the shots 6yrs ago in Wellsboro Pa . they should be available / over $2000.00 / I had to have them due to dog bite / got bit by one of them Treeing Walker *&^% eater.s !


capt_agricultur I remember when U guys got them shots LONG TIME AGO

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Registered: Dec 2004
Location: waco, tx
Posts: 646

Your local health dept can help you an it should be cheaper than your doc. Ask for the intradermal shot not intramuscular. Looks and feel like an old TB test. Muscular kind hurt a bit for awhile. I was an Animal control off for awhile when I got them.

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Registered: Nov 2005
Location: New Market Va
Posts: 4670

Available VaccinesTop

The rabies vaccine is available as:
•Human diploid cell vaccine (HDCV)
•Purified chick embryo cell vaccine (PCECV)

Product: Imovax Rabies (HDCV for pre or post-exposure)
Manufacturer: Sanofi Pasteur
Year Licensed: 1980

Product: RabAvert (PCECV for pre or post-exposure)
Manufacturer: Novartis
Year Licensed: 1997

History of the VaccineTop

The first rabies vaccine was developed in the early 1960’s. All rabies vaccines currently available for humans are made from killed rabies virus.

Who Should and Should Not Receive the VaccineTop

Who should receive the vaccine pre-exposure?
•Vaccination before exposure (pre-exposure) should be offered to people in high risk groups such as veterinarians, animal handler/caretakers, or laboratory workers who may be exposed to the rabies virus.

Pre-exposure vaccination may be considered for:
•People whose activities bring them into frequent contact with rabies virus or potentially rabid animals (e.g., bats, raccoons, skunks, ferrets, cats, dogs).
•Travelers who will spend more than one month in countries with a high rate of rabies infection, if they are likely to come in contact with rabid animals and immediate access to appropriate medical care is limited.

Who should receive the vaccine post-exposure?
•Vaccination after exposure (post-exposure) is recommended for all individuals who have had contact with an animal (e.g., bites or abrasions) that they believe may be, or which is proven to be, rabid. Vaccination should be initiated as soon after exposure as possible and should be accompanied by proper wound management and the administration of Rabies Immune Globulin, human (HRIG).

Pregnant women who are exposed to rabies may receive the vaccine.



Who should not receive the vaccine?
•The rabies vaccines are not recommended for routine use.
•People who are moderately or severely ill should consult with their physician before receiving any vaccine.

Dose ScheduleTop

Pre-exposure rabies vaccines are administered by a series of three injections:
•The first dose may be given at any time
•The second dose should be given seven days later
•The third dose should be given 21 or 28 days after the first dose
•Booster doses of vaccine are recommended every two years for those individuals who continue to be at increased risk of contracting rabies to maintain protective antibody levels. People that work with live rabies virus in laboratory settings should be tested every six months to ensure that they have adequate antibody levels, and receive boosters as necessary.

When post-exposure rabies vaccines are administered:
•The number of doses required is determined by the previous immunization status of the individual
•Previously unvaccinated people should receive the vaccine intramuscularly at 0, 3, 7, and 14 days. For adults the vaccine is given in the deltoid area; for children, it may be given in the anterolateral aspect of the thigh. In addition to rabies vaccine, these people should also receive rabies immune globulin (HRIG) at the same time as the first dose of the vaccine to provide rapid protection that persists until the vaccine works.
•Previously vaccinated people should receive two doses of the vaccine intramuscularly—the first immediately, the other three days later. RIG is unnecessary and should not be given. An immunized person is anyone who has received a complete series of vaccine, or a person who has received a pre-exposure or post-exposure series of any rabies vaccine who has an adequate rabies antibody level.

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Rabies


Updated: January 4, 2012



Table of Contents
Understanding the Disease
Available Vaccines
History of the Vaccine
Who Should and Should Not Receive the Vaccine
Dose Schedule
Effectiveness of the Vaccine
Known Side Effects
Related Issues
Key References and Sources of Additional Information

Understanding the DiseaseTop

Rabies is an acute and deadly disease caused by a viral infection of the central nervous system. The rabies virus is most often spread by a bite and saliva from an infected (rabid) animal (e.g., bats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, ferrets, cats, or dogs). In the United States, rabies is most often associated with bat exposures. However, there have been rare cases in which laboratory workers and explorers in caves inhabited by millions of bats were infected by rabies virus in the air.

Virtually 100% of those infected with rabies who do not receive the vaccine will die. Rabies illness includes rapidly progressing central nervous system symptoms such as anxiety, difficulty swallowing, and seizures.

Although less than ten human rabies fatalities occur in the United States annually, as many as 40,000 Americans receive the vaccine each year after contact with animals suspected of being rabid. An additional 18,000 people get the vaccine before exposure as a preventative measure.

Worldwide, at least 4 million people are vaccinated each year for rabies. The number of deaths that rabies causes each year is estimated to be at least 40,000, and as high as 70,000 if higher case estimates are used for densely populated countries in Africa and Asia where rabies is epidemic. India, with a very large population of stray, ownerless dogs, has about half of all cases of rabies worldwide. Between 30-60% of human rabies cases occur in children under 15 years of age.

Prompt wound care and the administration of rabies immune globulin (RIG) plus vaccine are highly effective in preventing human rabies following exposure.

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