<div dir="ltr"> <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Emily Kehoe <<a href="mailto:Emily.Kehoe@phila.gov">Emily.Kehoe@phila.gov</a>> Date: Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 11:11 AM Subject: Help Prevent Rabies Virus To: </div> <div class="msg5414792532494102468"> <div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"> <div class="m_5414792532494102468WordSection1"> Good morning, The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) has identified a recent increase in raccoons infected with rabies in the Roxborough and Manayunk neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Bites and non-bite exposures (scratches, saliva getting into eyes, nose, mouth or an open wound) to raccoons or other wild or feral animals, including bats, should be reported to PDPH by calling 215-685-6741. If you had contact with an animal that may be rabid, you should get a post-exposure series of four vaccinations and an initial dose of rabies immune globulin as soon as possible. Rabies is a fatal but preventable disease. The series is effective at preventing rabies and should be administered when: <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <li class="m_5414792532494102468MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in"> The animal’s location is unknown/uncertain</li><li class="m_5414792532494102468MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in"> The animal tests positive for rabies</li><li class="m_5414792532494102468MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in"> Dogs, cats or ferrets are NOT observed healthy after 10 days or NOT rabies tested</li></ul> To keep your pets safe, ensure they are leashed and within view when outside and up-to-date on vaccines. Additional information can be found here: <a href="https://www.phila.gov/services/mental-physical-health/report-a-health-or-safety-concern/report-an-animal-bite/" target="_blank">https://www.phila.gov/services/mental-physical-health/report-a-health-or-safety-concern/report-an-animal-bite/</a> <a href="https://hip.phila.gov/disease-control/animal-bites/" target="_blank">https://hip.phila.gov/disease-control/animal-bites/</a> If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Thanks, Emily Emily Kehoe, MPH (she/her/hers) Surveillance Coordinator Division of Disease Control | Acute Communicable Disease Program Philadelphia Department of Public Health 1101 Market St. 12th Floor | Philadelphia, PA 19107 215.685.6457 (p) | 215.238.6947 (f) <a href="mailto:Emily.Kehoe@phila.gov" target="_blank">Emily.Kehoe@phila.gov</a> </div> This communication and any attachments are for intended recipients only. They may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe you may have received this communication in error, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or duplicate it or its contents. Please notify the sender immediately by telephone or email, and delete the email and attachments without making or retaining any copy. </div> </div></div></div>