| Rodents and members of the rabbit or hare families are rarely infected with rabies. |
| Reliable data on rabies are scarce in many areas of the globe, making it difficult to assess its full impact on human and animal health. |
| A person who is bitten by a rabid animal but given treatment with rabies vaccines can expect not to develop rabies. |
| A range of diseases including rabies and Lyme disease are carried by animals, so you should avoid contact with them. |
| If an animal that is possibly infected with rabies bites you, you must be treated promptly. |
| Human or equine rabies immunoglobulin should be given if any wounds penetrate the skin. |
