Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, SV/SM/MB(ASCP)CM, FACSc

Following World Rabies Day and a CDC health advisory about a 17% rise in exposure-related calls, an expert explains what the increase means, what people should do after an animal bite or scratch, and how clinicians should assess risk and administer PEP.

After nearly 60 years of successful eradication in the US, the New World screwworm has reemerged, prompting renewed surveillance and containment efforts.