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ACIP Recommendations

On June 24, 2009 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted in favor of accepting a recommendation from the ACIP rabies work group to reduce the number of rabies vaccine doses for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), from 5 doses as recommended in the 2008 ACIP document on Human Rabies Prevention, to 4 doses for most individuals. These recommendations will not become official until accepted by the CDC Director and published in the MMWR.

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How Can I Help?

CDC receives calls and e-mails from individuals asking how they can help make a difference in the fight against rabies.

Specimen Submission Guidelines

For more information about how to submit a specimen for testing at CDC, see Rabies Specimen Submission Guidelines

Training

CDC provides continuing education for professionals involved in rabies prevention and control.

Vaccine and Immune Globulin Availability

Latest information on rabies vaccine and human rabies immune globulin supplies. Latest update: June 6, 2013.

State and Local Rabies Consultation Contacts

Rabies is a medical urgency not an emergency. Please consult with local or state health officials for recommendations on potential rabies exposure scenarios

Page last reviewed: June 11, 2019

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)