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State and Local Rabies Consultation Contacts

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Alabama

Primary contact (available 24/7): 1-800-3388-EPI

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Alaska

Website: http://www.epi.alaska.gov/id/rabies/default.htm
Business hours contact: 907-269-8000
After hours contact: 800-478-0084

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Arizona

County health departments in Arizona can also be contacted for assistance with rabies exposure risk assessments. Please visit the following Arizona Department of Health Services website for more information on obtaining assistance with rabies exposure risk assessments:
http://azdhs.gov/phs/oids/vector/rabies/rabies_prevention.htm

Business hours contact: 602-364-4562
After hours contact: 602-364-4562

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Arkansas

Website: http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/infectiousDisease/zoonoticDisease/Pages/Rabies.aspx
Business hours contact: 501-280-4136
After hours contact: 800-633-1735

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California

Please contact the local health department [PDF - 37 KB] first to discuss the exposure situation, arrange for capture and observation of the biting animal, or arrange for testing the animal for rabies. For more information about rabies in CA, please visit:
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Pages/rabies.aspx

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Colorado

Business hours contact: 303-692-2700
After hours contact: 303-370-9395

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Connecticut

Business hours contact: 860-509-7994
After hours contact: 860-509-8000

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Delaware

Primary contact: 866-972-9705

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District of Columbia

Primary contact: 202-671-5000

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Florida

Primary contact: 850-294-1087

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Georgia

Please go to our Zoonotic Diseases Website for current updates, risk assessment resources, and contact info:
http://health.state.ga.us/epi/zvbd/zoonotic/index.asp

GA Poison Center: 800-222-1222

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Hawaii

Primary contact: 808-586-4586 (Ask for the duty officer.)

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Idaho

Business hours contact: Contact local health district.
After hours contact: 800-632-8000

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Illinois

Please contact your local health department first for exposure consultation. If the local health department can not be reached contact the state health department at the numbers below.

Business hours contact: 217-782-2016
After hours contact: 800-782-7860

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Indiana

Business hours contact: 317-233-7272 (Monday-Friday, 7:30AM-4:00PM)
After hours contact: 317-233-1325

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Iowa

Business hours contact: 800-362-2736
After hours contact: 515-323-4360

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Kansas

Primary contact: 877-427-7317

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Kentucky

Business hours contact: 502-564-3418
After hours contact: 888-9REPORT

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Louisiana

Primary contact: 800-256-2748

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Maine

Primary contact: 800-821-5821

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Maryland

Business hours contact: 410-767-5649
After hours contact: 410-767-6700

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Massachusetts

Primary contact: 617-983-6800

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Michigan

Business hours contact: 517-335-8165
After hours contact: 517-335-9030

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Minnesota

Website: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/rabies/vaccine.html
Primary contact: 877-676-5414

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Mississippi

Business hours contact: 601-576-7725
After hours contact: 601-576-7400

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Missouri

Primary contact: 573-751-6113
Toll free: 866-628-9891

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Montana

Primary contact: 406-444-0273

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Nebraska

Primary contact: 402-471-2937

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Nevada

Primary contact: 775-684-5911

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New Hampshire

Business hours contact: 603-271-4496 or 800-852-3345 ext 4496
After hours contact: 603-271-5300 or 800-852-3345 ext 5300

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New Jersey

Please contact the local health department during normal business hours. For more information about rabies in New Jersey, please visit: http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/documents/faq/rabies.pdf [PDF - 222 KB]

After hours contact: 609-392-2020

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New Mexico

Primary contact: 505-827-0006 (Ask for the Epidemiologist on call.)

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New York

Please contact the local health department first.

New York State

Bureau of Communicable Disease Control: 518-473-4439
After hours, Duty Office line: 866-881-2809
Rabies Laboratory: 518-485-6464

New York City

Business hours contact: 212-788-9830 or 212-788-4160
After hours contact: 212-764-7667

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North Carolina

Always contact the local health department first. If there is no available contact information, then call 911 for day & after hours information.

Business hours contact: 919-733-3410 (8:00AM-5:00PM, ask for the rabies person-on-call)
After hours contact: 919-733-3419, option 1

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North Dakota

Primary contact: 701-328-2378 or 800-472-2180

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Ohio

Medical providers should first attempt to consult with their LHD on exposure risk assessments.

ODH (Ohio Department of Health) contact: 614-752-1029, option 2
After hours contact: 614-722-7221
Website: http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/dis/zoonoses/rabies/rab1.aspx

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Oklahoma

Primary contact: 405-271-4060

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Oregon

Please contact the county health department first.

State contact for physicians: 971-673-1111

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Pennsylvania

Primary contact: 1-877-PA-HEALTH (Available 24/7.)
Out-of-state contact: 717-787-3350 (Available 24/7.)

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Puerto Rico

Primary contact: 787-274-7801

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Rhode Island

Business hours contact: 401-222-2577
After hours contact: 401-272-5952

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South Carolina

Primary contact: 888-847-0902

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South Dakota

Primary contact: 605-773-3737

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Tennessee

Primary contact: 615-741-7247

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Texas

Website: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/health/zoonosis/contact/
Primary contact: 888-963-7111

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Utah

Primary contact: 888-EPI-UTAH

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Vermont

Primary contact: 802-863-7240

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Virginia

Providers should call their local public health departments about potential exposures.

Local health department business hour contact information can be found at: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/lhd/

After business hours and on weekends, providers should call 866-531-3068 and ask for local public health after hours contact information.

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Washington

Please contact the local health department first to discuss the exposure situation, arrange for capture and observation of the biting animal, or arrange for testing the animal for rabies.

State Department of Health: 877-539-4344 (Available 24/7.)

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West Virginia

Contact information is available at the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health - Infectious Disease Epidemiology program page.

Primary contact: 304-558-5358

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Wisconsin

Please contact the local health department first.

Wisconsin Division of Public Health

Primary contact (during business hours): 608-266-2154
After hours contact: 608-258-0099 (DPH emergency answering service) - for local health department staff or health care providers only

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