CDC warns 17% increase in rabies reports: 6 notes for hospitals

The CDC has reported a 17% jump in rabies exposures this summer, along with increased rabies vaccine errors, according to a Sept. 10 CDC Health Alert. Each year, an estimated 1.4 million people in the U.S. seek medical attention after animal contact and undergo evaluation for rabies, and about 100,000 receive rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) […] The post CDC warns 17% increase in rabies reports: 6 notes for hospitals appeared first on Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News &...