TY - JOUR AU - Wang, Xingtai AU - DeMaria, Alfred AU - Smole, Sandra AU - Brown, Catherine M. AU - Han, Linda T1 - Bat Rabies in Massachusetts, USA, 1985–2009 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2010 VL - 16 IS - 8 SP - 1285 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To investigate rabies in Massachusetts, we analyzed bat rabies test results before and after introduction of raccoon variant rabies and after release of revised 1999 US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for rabies postexposure prophylaxis. Bat submissions were associated with level of rabies awareness and specific postexposure recommendations. KW - Rabies KW - bats KW - exposure KW - raccoon rabies virus variant KW - viruses KW - Massachusetts KW - dispatch KW - USA KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1608.100205 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/8/10-0205_article ER - End of Reference