Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Human rabies prevention--United States, 1999. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Abstract
These revised recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices update the previous recommendations on rabies prevention (MMWR 1991;40[No.RR-3]:1-14) to reflect the current status of rabies and antirabies biologics in the United States. This report includes new information about a human rabies vaccine approved for U.S. use in 1997, recommendations regarding exposure to bats, recommendations regarding an observation period for domestic ferrets, and changes in the local administration of rabies immune globulin.
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Published by MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports, 1999. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
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At a glance
- Organisation
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- Published
- 1999
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports
- PubMed
- 10077411
- Added to Prognia
- 25 July 2026