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Rabies Protection
Environmental Services - August 2008
environmental.waste@kirklees.gov.uk
Rabies is an infectious disease of animals. Humans are occasionally infected, and once infection is established
the outcome can be fatal.
Human Rabies is acquired from virus in saliva entering a bite wound caused by an infected animal, usually a
rabid dog. The severity of the bite determines the risk of infection. The disease does not usually spread from
human to human.
Animal Rabies is a very similar picture to human rabies. In the stage of excitement the animal may bite
vigorously and viciously at anything: sticks, stones, grass, other animals and humans, without provocation.
Wild animals may be abnormally tame or appear sick – beware of approaching or picking up such an animal
("dumb rabies").
How to contact us...
If you have any concerns or queries about rabies or the law that sets out the measures to control the disease
please contact:
| by email to |
environmental.health@kirklees.gov.uk |
| by phone |
01484 226439 |
| by fax |
01484 226409 |
| in writing to |
Environmental Health
Riverbank Court
Aspley
Wakefield Road
Huddersfield HD5 9AA
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