Requesting Rabies Vaccine for Post-exposure Prophylaxis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that Novartis has additional supplies of rabies vaccine for distribution. The company has announced that effective October 7, 2008, they are able to deliver RabAvert vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis, without supply restrictions. Sanofi Pasteur continues to have IMOVAX vaccine available for post-exposure prophylaxis. However, to obtain IMOVAX rabies vaccine you must first contact KDHE Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (OSE) so that a risk-assessment can be conducted for the suspected exposure.
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Kansas Information for Communities (KIC)
Kansas Information for Communities (KIC) gives users the chance to prepare their own queries for vital event and other health care data, including births, cancer incidence, deaths, and hospital discharges by diagnosis and by procedure, Kansas population estimates, and pregnancies. The KIC system allows you to generate your own table for specific characteristics: year of occurrence, age, rate, sex, and county. KIC also has links to statistical reports and health professional reports. Click here for detailsfor Kansas Information for Communities (KIC)
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