Rabies Control Manual
Rabies is a fatal viral disease found mainly in wildlife (especially raccoons, foxes, bats, skunks and woodchucks) but can infect domestic animals and humans.
The Vermont Rabies Control Manual is a rabies resource to help veterinarians, doctors, health officers, animal control officers, and game wardens with rabies control and prevention in Vermont.
For more information contact:
Dr. Bob Johnson, State Public Health Veterinarian
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street, PO Box 70
Burlington, Vermont 05402-0070
800-640-4374
802-863-7240
Email: rjohnso@vdh.state.vt.us
Vermont Rabies Control Manual
SECTION 1 - Vermont Rabies Control Overview
SECTION 2 - Rabies Specimen Lab Testing, Shipping and Wildlife Issues
SECTION 3 - Vermont Rabies Statutes, Rules, and Regulations
- Animal Rabies Vaccination Rules
- Animal Rabies Vaccination Exemptions
- Rabies Control Regulations
Vermont Communicable Disease Regulations regarding animal bites and animals exposed to rabies - Domestic Pet or Wolf-hybrid Control - 20 V.S.A. Chapter 193
Rabies control and prevention, including dog licensure, immunizations, and rabies control authority.
SECTION 4 – Information for Veterinarians
- Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, 2008
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) standardized recommendations for rabies prevention and control in mammals. Includes rabies vaccination procedures, and a listing of animal rabies vaccines licensed in the US.
SECTION 5 – Information for Medical Providers
- Human Rabies Prevention (ACIP)– MMWR
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for human rabies prevention. Includes information about rabies pre-exposure and post-exposure vaccination, and animal rabies evaluation by species.