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During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the current rabies landscape in the United States and CDC resources to help clinicians and health departments with risk assessments. Presenters will also highlight animal-related costs and impacts from rabies and how risk assessments can help avoid financial damage from costs associated with rabies exposures.
Because there are fewer than 10 confirmed human rabies cases in the United States each year, rabies isn’t always easily recognized by clinicians. But about 4,000 animals are confirmed to have rabies each year in the United States, and people are exposed to the virus every day. Rabies exposure can have far-reaching consequences: it can be difficult to know when post-exposure prophylaxis is necessary; rabies in pets and livestock can have significant financial implications; and medical costs after potential rabies exposures amount to hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the current rabies landscape in the United States and CDC resources to help clinicians and health departments with risk assessments. Presenters will also highlight animal-related costs and impacts from rabies and how risk assessments can help avoid financial damage from costs associated with rabies exposures.