{"id":10109,"date":"2025-03-01T14:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dhan152\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:47:24","slug":"dhan152","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan152\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/alerts\/dhan152 ~  Division of Public Health &#8211; &#8211; Health Alert  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> \n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan152.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1>Delaware Health Alert Network #<!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Number\"]-->152 <!--[END]--> <\/h1>\n\n      <h2> <!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Date\"]-->June 25, 2008 9:33 am <!--[END]--> <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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This\n\n\n  includes physicians, nurse practitioners, hospitals, clinics, etc. A second company, Sanofi Pasteur, produces IMOVAX Rabies (Rabies\n\n\n  Vaccine), and will continue to supply vaccine to health care providers for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). In certain circumstances,\n\n\n  such as an allergic reaction to one company\u2019s vaccine product, the other company\u2019s vaccine product can be obtained to\n\n\n  complete a vaccination series after consultation with Delaware\u2019s Division of Public Health (DPH) and CDC, on a case-by-case basis.\n\n\n  Overall, both manufacturers have limited supplies of rabies vaccine, necessitating the need for judicious use of these products by health\n\n\n  care providers. (It is expected that additional RabAvert will be available on the market in July 2008. When that occurs, it is expected\n\n\n  that the demand for pre-exposure vaccinations can be fully met with RabAvert.)\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Due to temporarily limited supplies, distribution of vaccine for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) will be approved by DPH and federal\n\n\n  public health authorities. Priority will be given for those individuals at greatest rabies exposure risk (e.g., rabies laboratory\n\n\n  workers, animal control officers, veterinary staff, wildlife workers) and in consideration of available rabies vaccine supplies. In lower\n\n\n  risk rabies exposure categories (e.g., travelers, veterinary students, etc.), human rabies PreP should be delayed until vaccine supply\n\n\n  levels are restored.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Priority use of rabies vaccine will be for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following ACIP human rabies prevention recommendation:\u00a0\n\n\n  \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/preview\/mmwrhtml\/rr5703a1.htm\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/preview\/mmwrhtml\/rr5703a1.htm<\/a>. IMOVAX\n\n\n  rabies vaccine is available for PEP and providers should carefully review the ACIP recommendations and guidelines from Delaware to ensure\n\n\n  that PEP is needed. They are also strongly encouraged to consult with DPH.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Public health authorities and health care providers are encouraged to educate the public concerning the need to take appropriate\n\n\n  precautions to avoid rabies exposure and actions to take if an exposure occurs. Appropriate precautions include vaccination of pets, as\n\n\n  well as livestock having close human contact, avoiding stray and wild animals, and safely capturing or detaining biting animals or\n\n\n  obtaining owner contact information for follow up. Such practices will decrease the need for rabies PEP and thus allow for the\n\n\n  responsible management of currently limited vaccine supplies.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  CDC is working closely with both vaccine companies and DPH and federal public health authorities to ensure that health care providers\n\n\n  receive up to date information on supply fluxes. Discussions among federal, state, and local public health personnel are ongoing to\n\n\n  review additional strategies to manage the current supply of rabies vaccines. DPH is working to ensure that health care providers are\n\n\n  informed and have available consultation regarding best practices for the use of rabies vaccine.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Information about rabies, its prevention, and updates on the rabies vaccine situation can be obtained on the CDC rabies website:\u00a0\n\n\n  \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/rabies\/\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/rabies\/<\/a> or by calling the Delaware Rabies Hotline:\u00a0 (302)\n\n\n  744-4545. The rabies web site will be updated as new information becomes available.\n\n\n<\/p><!--[END]-->\n\n  \n\n        <div class=\"panel panel-danger\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel-heading\">    \n\n      <h2>Categories of Health Alert messages:<\/h2>\n\n       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"panel-body\">\n\n      <ul>\n\n        <li><strong>Health Alert:<\/strong> Conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Health Advisory:<\/strong> Provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Health Update:<\/strong> Provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action.<\/li>\n\n            <\/ul>\n\n         <div><strong>NOTE: This page is for informational purposes only and dated material (e.g. temporary websites) may not be available.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n          <\/div> \n\n        <\/div><br>  \n\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><!-- \/container -->\n\n  <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Delaware Health Alert Network #152 June 25, 2008 9:33 am Public Health Menu Home About About DPH Sections &#038; Programs Office Locations Contact Info Calendar Services A-Z Services Air &#038; Water Quality Birth, Death, &#038; Marriage Records Clinics Health Data &#038; Statistics Emergency Preparedness Health &#038; Wellness Healthy Homes Healthy Workplaces Laboratory Restaurant Inspections [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":9294,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11285,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10109\/revisions\/11285"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}