TY - JOUR AU - Blanton, Jesse AU - Bowden, Nadine AU - Eidson, Millicent AU - Wyatt, Jeffrey AU - Hanlon, Cathleen T1 - Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis, New York, 1995–2000 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 12 SP - 1921 SN - 1080-6059 AB - The epidemiology of human rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) in 4 upstate New York counties was described from data obtained from 2,216 incidences of PEP recorded by local health departments from 1995 to 2000. Overall annual incidence for the study period was 27 cases per 100,000 persons. Mean annual PEP incidence rates were highest in rural counties and during the summer months. PEP incidence was highest among patients 5–9 and 30–34 years of age. Bites accounted for most PEP (51%) and were primarily associated with cats and dogs. Bats accounted for 30% of exposures, more than any other group of animals; consequently, bats have replaced raccoons as the leading rabies exposure source to humans in this area. KW - Rabies KW - epidemiology KW - animal exposure KW - vaccination KW - zoonoses KW - research KW - New York KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1112.041278 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/04-1278_article ER - End of Reference