Make sure to report all animal bite incidents by using the Rabies Exposure & PEP Administration Report Form

If you have questions regarding a patient with a possible rabies exposure, please call the Fairfax County Health Department Rabies Coordinator at 703-246-2433 to help you determine if post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) should be administered.

Guidelines

• Rabies Post-Exposure Assessment Tool
  • Management of Animals That Have Bitten Humans
  • Rabies PEP Protocol for Health Care Professionals
• Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Human Rabies Prevention
• Information for Doctors - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• ACIP Recommendations for Rabies Vaccine - CDC
• Rabies is Still Here: Epidemiology, Outbreaks, and Costs of Prevention in the United States - CDC

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Reminders

• Call the Rabies Coordinator at 703-246-2433 for help with exposure assessment.
• Determine if the biting animal can be confined before giving PEP.
• Rabies immune globulin should not be given to previously vaccinated people.
• Report PEP using the Rabies Exposure & PEP Administration Report Form

TTY phone number is 711.

Resources

• Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
• Guidance for Providing Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)