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Rabies Prevention and Control Guidance Documents
Rabies Advisory Committee Position Statements (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies Legal Authority and Responsibilities (Posted: 3/6/2017)
Rabies Background Virus Information (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies Exposure and Risk Assessment (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies Animal Management (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies Prevention and Control Resource Documents
List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Definitions (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies Contacts (Posted: 10/29/2018)
Florida Rabies-Related Statutes and Administrative Codes (Posted: 2/14/2017)
ACIP Rabies Pre-Exposure Vaccination Recommendations (Posted: 1/13/2023)
Management of Human Patients with Possible Rabies Exposure (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Decision Tree for Healthcare Providers (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Administration Guidance and Schedule for Healthcare Providers (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Model County Health Department Rabies PEP Refusal Letter (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Confidential Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Report Form (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies and Wildlife Pets (Posted: 2/14/2017)
What You Should Know About Rabies (Rabies FAQs) (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Model Memorandum of Agreement for Rabies Control Activities (for County Health Departments and Animal Control Agencies) (Posted: 2/14/2017)
USDA-Approved Animal Rabies Vaccines (Posted: 2/14/2017)
NASPHV Rabies Vaccination Certificate (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Disclaimer Rabies Vaccination of Wild Animal or Wild Animal Hybrid (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Model Letter to Victim, to Animal Owner, and Rabies Program Home Confinement Agreement Form (Posted: 2/14/2017)
English - Spanish - Creole
Management of Animal Patients Exposed to Known or Potentially Rabid Animals; Public Health Guidelines for Florida Veterinarians (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Agreement for Confinement at a Veterinary Facility (Posted: 2/14/2017)
DOH Bureau of Public Health Laboratories Rabies Test Form and Contacts (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies Bureau of Public Health Laboratories Submission Regions (Posted: 7/1/2018)
Animal Bite Report Form (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies Awareness Template Press Release (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Rabies Alert Template Press Release (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Lift Rabies Alert Template Press Release (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Issues to be Addressed in Government-Sponsored Oral Rabies Vaccine Proposal (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Template Racoon Relocation Letter (Posted: 2/14/2017)
Previous Rabies Prevention and Control Guidebooks
Sample letters regarding home quarantine, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) informed consent sheets, animal owner responsibilities, and victim information are now available in three languages.
Home Quarantine Agreement (English)
Home Quarantine Agreement (Spanish)
Home Quarantine Agreement (Haitian Creole)
Informed Consent (Haitian Creole)
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