Animal Bites and Rabies - Local Health Departments

​​​​​Reporting

• Animal Bite Surveillance Protocol 
• Animal Encounter Report Form
• Human Rabies Report Form
• Rabies Case Definition: Animal | Human
• WVEDSS

Case Management

• Rabies Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Animals
• Rabies Control Guide 2026 (DC4)
• Animal Quarantine Notice: Word | PDF
• Rabies Laboratory Specimen Submission 5Gn Form
• NASPHV Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control
• Vaccination and PEP