Volume 16, Number 3—March 2010
Dispatch
Terrestrial Rabies and Human Postexposure Prophylaxis, New York, USA
Table 1
Terrestrial rabies–associated exposure incidents and rabies PEP use, by animal test result, New York, USA, 1993–2002*
Animal test result | No. (%) incidents | No. (%) PEP uses |
---|---|---|
Positive | 3,047 (23.4) | 7,032 (38.7) |
Negative | 469 (3.6) | 551 (3.0) |
Untestable | 340 (2.6) | 474 (2.6) |
Not tested |
9,148 (70.3) |
10,097 (55.6) |
Total | 13,004 (100.0) | 18,154 (100.0) |
*Each rabies exposure situation in which >1 persons underwent PEP was defined as an incident. Excludes New York, NY. PEP, postexposure prophylaxis.