The World Health Organization recognized the country's more than 50 years without a human case of dog-mediated rabies, crediting sustained vaccination, surveillance, and cross-sector collaboration.
|Articles|February 1, 2007
N.C. rabies cases spike
Raleigh, N.C. - Rabies cases in North Carolina rose 13.5 percent in 2006 and 13 already have been identified this year, officials with the North Carolina Division of Public Health report.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Rabies cases in North Carolina rose 13.5 percent in 2006 and 13 already have been identified this year, officials with the North Carolina Division of Public Health report.
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Among 520 rabid animals confirmed last year were 20 cats and eight dogs. Owners are urged to vaccinate pets.
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Several rabies exposure incidents have been reported across multiple states, days after the CDC issued a health advisory on rising human rabies exposures and errors in postexposure prophylaxis administration.
The CDC says multiple US jurisdictions have reported increases in human exposures to rabid or potentially rabid animals since July, along with increased use of rabies postexposure prophylaxis.
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