{"id":10288,"date":"2025-03-01T14:03:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dhan316\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:51:56","slug":"dhan316","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan316\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/alerts\/dhan316 ~  Division of Public Health &#8212; 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\/dhan316.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\"]-->316 <!--[END]--> <\/h1>\n\n      <h2> <!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Date\"]-->January 2, 2014 2:47 pm <!--[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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During those hours, epidemiologists will continue to be available to respond to questions and\n\n\n  concerns regarding potential human exposures to the rabies virus through animal bites and non-bite exposures.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  DPH continues to maintain a 24\/7 epidemiologist phone number for situations requiring Immediate public health intervention\/response. When\n\n\n  a person is suspected of having actual rabies disease (NOT just potential exposure to the virus) DPH can be reached at 1-888-295-5156.\n\n\n  All other rabies inquiries should be directed to the Rabies Hotline during regular business hours.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h4>\n\n\n  Background\n\n\n<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a medical urgency, and not\n\n\n  an emergency. The decision to initiate rabies PEP can normally wait until it has been determined whether an animal is available for\n\n\n  testing or observation, or until test results become available. Therefore, recommendations regarding the administration of PEP will be\n\n\n  provided only during regular state office hours.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h4>\n\n\n  Recommendations\n\n\n<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  DPH is asking healthcare providers and veterinarians to continue to report animal bite and non-bite exposures to humans using the report\n\n\n  form available on the DPH Website at <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/rabies.html\">http:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/rabies.html<\/a>. Bite exposures comprise any penetration\n\n\n  of the skin by teeth. Non-bite exposures include scratches and contamination of open wounds, abrasions, or mucous membranes with\n\n\n  potentially infectious material (e.g., saliva, neural fluids) from an animal suspected to be rabid. In addition, exposures to bats are\n\n\n  more complex and so any potential contact with a bat requires more evaluation and should be reported to DPH using the aforementioned\n\n\n  report form.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h5>\n\n\n  Algorithms for healthcare providers and veterinarians\n\n\n<\/h5>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Algorithms explaining reporting and treatment protocols are available on DPH\u2019s Rabies Website at <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/rabies.html\">http:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/rabies.html<\/a>. They address:\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<ol>\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/pepprotocol.pdf\">Human rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) protocol for\n\n\n    healthcare providers<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/vetrabiesmgt.pdf\">Veterinary management of domestic animals that potentially expose\n\n\n    humans to the rabies virus.<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<h5>\n\n\n  Suspected cases of human rabies\n\n\n<\/h5>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Persons suspected of having rabies (i.e. an individual exhibiting signs and symptoms consistent with rabies disease) should be reported\n\n\n  to DPH immediately. An epidemiologist is available 24\/7 at 1-888-295-5156.\u00a0 All other calls should be directed to the Rabies Hotline\n\n\n  during regular business hours at 302-744-1070.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h5>\n\n\n  Reporting of positive test results\n\n\n<\/h5>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Animals testing positive for the rabies virus will be reported to the bitten or exposed person(s) during regular state office hours, and\n\n\n  on weekends.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h5>\n\n\n  Additional information\n\n\n<\/h5>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>Delaware\u2019s Rabies Website: <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/rabies.html\">http:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/rabies.html<\/a>.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>CDC\u2019s Rabies Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/rabies\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/rabies\/index.html<\/a>.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Report Form: Report of potential human exposure to rabies: <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/rabiesexposurereport.pdf\">\n\n\n    http:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/files\/rabiesexposurereport.pdf<\/a>.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Algorithm: Human rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) protocol for healthcare providers: <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/pepprotocol.pdf\">http:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/files\/pepprotocol.pdf<\/a>.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Algorithm: Veterinary management of domestic animals that potentially expose humans to the rabies virus: <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/vetrabiesmgt.pdf\">http:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/files\/vetrabiesmgt.pdf<\/a>.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Rabies hotline:302-744-1070.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n    <strong>Suspected human rabies cases: Call 1-888-295-5156.<\/strong>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  ************************************\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  You are receiving this email because you are a registered member of the Delaware Health Alert Network. 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