Human Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis during a Raccoon
Rabies Epizootic in New York, 1993 and 1994
Jeffrey D. Wyatt,* William H. Barker,* Nancy M. Bennett,† and Cathleen A.
Hanlon‡ *University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA;
†Monroe County Department of Health, Rochester, New York, USA; ‡Centers for
Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Figure 1. New York State raccoon rabies
epizootic progression (1990- 94). The raccoon rabies epizootic first affected Monroe,
Wayne, Cayuga, and Onondaga Counties between December 1992 and June 1993.
Figure 3. Human rabies postexposure
prophylaxis in four New York State counties (Cayuga, Monroe,Onondaga, and Wayne), 1993-94:
incidence by gender and age.
