RABIES POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS SURVEY - KENTUCKY, 1994

A survey of rabies postexposure prophylaxis administered by local heal th departments for a 1-year period showed that very few patients recei ved treatment as a result of exposure to a confirmed rabid animal. Mos t prophylaxis was administered for contact with domestic animals in si tuations where existing recommendations for quarantine or laboratory t esting of the animal were not followed. Because rabies in domestic ani mals in Kentucky is uncommon, these findings suggest that had the exis ting recommendations been followed, the prophylaxis would have been un necessary in most cases.