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Rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The vast majority of rabies cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) each year occur in wild animals like raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes. Domestic animals account for less than 10% of the reported rabies cases, with cats, cattle, and dogs most often reported rabid.
Rabies virus infects the central nervous system, causing encephalopathy and ultimately death. Early symptoms of rabies in humans are nonspecific, consisting of fever, headache, and general malaise. As the disease progresses, neurological symptoms appear and may include insomnia, anxiety, confusion, slight or partial paralysis, excitation, hallucinations, agitation, hypersalivation, difficulty swallowing, and hydrophobia (fear of water). Death usually occurs within days of the onset of symptoms.
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 | MSNBC 26 Jun 08
Rabies vaccines in short supply
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MMQC-08-1396 11 Sep 08| | NOVARTIS AND SANOFI-AVENTIS / RABAVERT AND IMOVAX RABIES VACCINE SEVERE SHORTAGE / INFORMATION BULLETIN
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MMQC-08-1396 11 Sep 08| | NOVARTIS AND SANOFI-AVENTIS / RABAVERT AND IMOVAX RABIES VACCINE SEVERE SHORTAGE / INFORMATION BULLETIN
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MMQC-08-1172 06 May 08| | NOVARTIS AND SANOFI PASTEUR / RABAVERT AND IMOVAX RABIES VACCINE / INFORMATION BULLETIN
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MMQC-08-1101 28 Feb 08| | TALECRIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS / HYPERRAB [RABIES IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN)] / IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION - REVISED DIRECTIONS / CDC HEALTH ADVISORY NETWORK
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Rabies |
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CDC |
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Manufacturer’s Recall of Human Rabies Vaccine — April 2, 2004 |
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MMWR Dispatch Vol. 53 / April 2, 2004 |
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2004 |
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Vaccine-Safety |
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm53d402.pdf |
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Talecris| | HyperRAB™ S/D, Rabies Immune Globulin (Human)
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