Rabies Guidelines/Recommendations

For human risk of rabies, the primary national guideline is the "Human Rabies Prevention" developed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and published in 1999 by CDC (see first document below). For animal rabies, the primary national guideline is the "Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control", most recently updated for 2006 (see second document below). State guidelines provide additional clarification on the application of the national guidelines within New York State.

Requests for the following documents in an alternate format can be made by sending an e-mail note to bcdc@health.ny.gov.

National

• Human Rabies Prevention - United States, 2008: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (PDF, 683KB, 30pg.)
• Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2007 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • The above compendium is also available in Portable Document Format. (PDF, 1.2MB, 28pg.)
  • Cover Letter (PDF, 45KB, 3pg.)
  • Cover Letter (PDF, 13KB, 1pg.)
  • also available in PDF format (PDF, 143KB, 18pg.)
  • Appendix: Disinfectants and Their Properties
  • Rabies Vaccine: What you need to know (PDF, 2pg.)
  • Vacuna contra la rabia: lo que usted necesita saber (PDF, 2pg.)
  • CDC Vaccine Information Statements on Rabies
    • Rabies Vaccine: What you need to know (PDF, 2pg.)
    • Vacuna contra la rabia: lo que usted necesita saber (PDF, 2pg.)

    New York State

    • What Pet Owners Need to Know About Rabies Vaccinations in New York State (PDF, 17KB, 1pg.)
    • Guidance Regarding Human Rabies Exposure and Treatment Decisions (PDF, 31KB, 7pg.)
    • Rabies Treatment Algorithm (PDF)

    Questions or comments: bcdc@health.ny.gov