Rabies Resources

Resources for the Public

• CDC Rabies Website
• Bat-Proofing Resources
  • Bat Conservation International
  • Keeping bats out of your house (CDC)
  • Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators (NWCO)
• Bat Exposure: Rabies Exposure Management for Bat-Related Incidents
• Other Animal Exposure: Recommendations for Managing Human Rabies Exposure
• Rabies Fast Facts - English
• Rabies Fast Facts - Spanish  

Resources for Health Care Providers

• State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa   (800-421-4692)
• Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (515-294-1950)
• MMWR - Human Rabies Prevention (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices)
• MMWR - Use of a Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Human Rabies (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• Bat Exposure: Rabies Exposure Management for Bat-Related Incidents
• Other Animal Exposure: Recommendations for Managing Human Rabies Exposure
• Statewide Points of Contact for Animal Rabies Quarantine Enforcement
• Animal Rabies Testing Resources in Iowa
• Animal Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Resources in Iowa
• 2011 Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control
• Monkey Bite Protocols 

Resources for Veterinarians

• State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa (800-421-4692)
• Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (515-294-1950)
• Statewide Points of Contact for Animal Rabies Quarantine Enforcement
• Rabies Resource Manual - For Veterinarians, Animal Control and Law Enforcement
• Dangerous Dog Ordinance Template
• Animal Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Resources in Iowa
• Animal Rabies Testing Resources in Iowa
• 2016 Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control
• Monkey Bite Protocols 

Current Surveillance Data

Archived Surveillance Data

• 2018 Iowa Rabies Summary 
• 2017 Iowa Rabies Summary 
• 2016 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2015 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2014 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2013 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2012 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2011 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2010 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2009 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2008 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2007 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2006 Iowa Rabies Summary
• 2005 Iowa Rabies Summary