Knowledge of Bat Rabies and Human Exposure Among United States Cavers
We surveyed cavers who attended the National Speleological Society convention in June 2000. Fifteen percent of respondents did not consider a bat bite a risk for acquiring rabies; only 20% had received preexposure prophylaxis against the disease. An under-appreciation of the risk for rabies from bat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002-05-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0290_article |