Volume 18, Number 1—January 2012
Dispatch
Rabies in Captive Deer, Pennsylvania, USA, 2007–2010
Brett W. Petersen
, Danielle M. Tack, Allison Longenberger, Aliza Simeone, Mària E. Moll, Marshall P. Deasy, Jesse D. Blanton, and Charles E. Rupprecht
, Danielle M. Tack, Allison Longenberger, Aliza Simeone, Mària E. Moll, Marshall P. Deasy, Jesse D. Blanton, and Charles E. Rupprecht
Table 2
Rabies knowledge, exposures, and health-seeking behavior among deer farmers, Pennsylvania, USA, 2007–2010
| Variable | No. (%) respondents | Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case farm, n = 4 | Control farm, n = 10 | Total, n = 14 | ||
| Self-reported knowledge of rabies, basic; reference = advanced | 1 (25) | 9 (90) | 10 (71) | 0.04 (0.002–0.79) |
| Farms reporting human rabies vaccination | 4 (100) | 0 | 4 (29) | Not calculated |
| Farms reporting an animal bite on farm | 0 | 4 (40) | 4 (29) | Not calculated |
| Farms reporting an animal scratch on farm | 2 (50) | 5 (50) | 7 (50) | 1.0 (0.1–10.17) |
| Farms reporting bare skin contact with animal saliva | 4 (100) | 10 (100) | 14 (100) | Not calculated |
| Farms reporting bare skin contact with animal tissue | 2 (50) | 2 (20) | 4 (29) | 4.0 (0.33–48.66) |
| Advocated action if exposed to rabies virus | ||||
| Seek medical care | 3 (75) | 7 (70) | 10 (71) | 1.29 (0.09–17.95) |
| Get rabies vaccination | 2 (50) | 4 (40) | 6 (43) | 1.50 (0.15–15.46) |
| Call county health department | 1 (25) | 0 | 1 (7) | Not calculated |
| Have animal tested for rabies | 0 | 1 (10) | 1 (7) | Not calculated |
| Wash with soap and water | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not calculated |
Medline reports the last page should be "17" not "14" in reference 6 "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011".
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