{"id":10335,"date":"2025-03-01T14:07:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dhan360\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:53:20","slug":"dhan360","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan360\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/alerts\/dhan360 ~  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\/dhan360.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\"]-->360 <!--[END]--> <\/h1>\n\n      <h2> <!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Date\"]-->March 17, 2016 8:52 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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All mammalian bites\/non-bite exposures (described below)\n\n\n  are to be reported regardless of vaccination status or ownership.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3>\n\n\n  Summary\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Under Delaware law, Title 3, Chapter 82 of the Delaware Code (Rabies Control in Animal and Human Populations), any medical practitioner,\n\n\n  hospital, veterinarian or other person having knowledge of the event is required to report all cases where humans were potentially\n\n\n  exposed to the rabies virus through animal bites or non-bite exposures by any animal capable of transmitting rabies. All mammalian\n\n\n  bites\/scratches are required to be reported \u2013 regardless of the vaccination status or ownership of the animal.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3>\n\n\n  Background\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  These reports assist DPH and animal control officers in suppressing the spread of rabies among the domestic and wild animal populations,\n\n\n  providing safeguards against exposure of citizens to this disease, and preventing the introduction of this virus by the importation of\n\n\n  animals or species of animals known to be vectors or carriers.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3>\n\n\n  Reporting Requirements\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  DPH is asking healthcare providers and veterinarians to report all animal bite and non-bite exposures to humans using the \u201cHuman\n\n\n  Exposure to Rabies\u201d report form available on the DPH website at <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/rabies.html\">http:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/rabies.html<\/a>.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Bite exposures comprise any penetration of the skin by teeth. Non-bite exposures include scratches and contamination of open wounds,\n\n\n  abrasions, or mucous membranes with potentially infectious material (i.e., saliva, neural fluids) from any mammal. In addition, exposures\n\n\n  to bats are more complex and any potential contact with a bat requires more evaluation and should be reported to DPH using the\n\n\n  aforementioned form.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Reports should be sent by fax to the DPH Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (OIDE) as soon as possible after learning of the\n\n\n  exposure at <strong>302-223-1540.<\/strong>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  For further information, call DPH OIDE at 302-744-4990 or 888-295-5156.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3>\n\n\n  Additional Information\n\n\n<\/h3>\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>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<\/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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