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Office of Communicable Diseases
3 Capitol Hill
Room 106
Phone: (401) 222-2577
Fax: (401) 222-2488
711 (RI Relay)

Animal Bites and Rabies

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DISEASE REPORTING

In accordance with the “Rules and Regulations for the Reporting of Communicable Diseases”, licensed health care providers are required to report details of an animal bite incident within 24 hours of attending a person so exposed.

Phone, or fax a completed Animal Bite Case Report Form Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by :

PHONE : (401) 222-2577
FAX: (401) 222-1105

To report an incident after hours call: (401) 272-5952

For more information on reporting refer to:

Management of Human Exposures to Suspect Rabid Animals: A Guide for Physicians and other Health Care Providers

Algorithm for the Management of Human Exposure to a Suspected Rabid Animal