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Veterinarians and Animal Shelters that suspect an animal
may be showing clinical signs of rabies
should isolate the animal and then arrange
for a rabies test of that animal, whether
the animal bit a person or not. To
report a suspected rabid animal, please
submit a report, call our program, and
prepare the specimen for rabies testing:
1. Submit a Report. Use the
Bite Reporting Form. You can either download a copy
of the form, complete it, and fax it in to
562-401-7112, or you may use the online
reporting portal.
If no person was
bitten, leave the Person Bitten section
blank (or if using the online portal, write
in NONE in the required victim fields, and type in the
date the animal first became ill in the bite date field).
Bite Report Form (pdf) (use
whether animal bit or not).
Online Reporting Portal 2.. Call
our office, ask to speak to a veterinarian.
Our main number of 562-401-7088, hours are
8:00 am-5:00 pm, Mon-Fri and we are closed
on holidays. Our inspectors and
veterinarians are on call for emergencies
after hours and on weekends. After
hours, call the Public Health Emergency Desk at those
times, and ask to speak to the Veterinary
Public Health inspector on duty:
213-989-7140. The inspector may then
contact one of our veterinarians. 3.
Prepare specimen for rabies testing.
To download a pdf describing the procedure,
click here. |
