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7.1 .B. - Page 81 <br /> NOTES <br /> 1 Ferrets are illegal in the State of California.Biting ferrets must be confiscated by the animal <br /> control agency and isolation conducted under the direction of the local health officer in an <br /> animal control shelter or veterinary hospital.Any ferret isolated for a human bite must be <br /> reported to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for disposition following the <br /> Isolation. <br /> 2 Rabies is transloiLted through bite wounds,open cuts in skin,and onto mucous <br /> membranes.Contamination of open wounds,mucous membranes,or scratches with saliva <br /> or nerve tissue from an infected animal constitutes a non-bite exposure. <br /> 3 Current rabies vaccination per California Health&Safety Code Section 121690. <br /> 3a Exempt animals are animals that have been granted an exemption from rabies <br /> vaccination by the County of San Mateo's Health System on advice of the animal's <br /> veterinarian.Despite current exemption status,exempt animals are considered <br /> unvaccinated per California Health&Safety Code Section 121690.. <br /> 4 The Peninsula Humane Society&SPCA's Animal Rescue and Control determines if an <br /> animal's home qualifies for home quarantine or shelter quarantine.Contact:(650)340- <br /> 7022 <br /> 5 Vaccination in biting animals should be performed following quarantine as side effects <br /> secondary to vaccination(within 30 days)can mimic the symptoms of rabies. <br /> 6 Small rodents and lagomorphs have a tow risk of rabies. <br /> 7 These are wild animals at high risk for infection with rabies. <br /> 8 Bat bites are small and may go unnoticed. If a pet is found alone with a bat,that pet <br /> should be treated as exposed.If the bat is available,animal control should be contacted to <br /> retrieve the but for testing. <br /> 9 Dogs and cats are considered currently vaccinated 28 days after primary vaccination,and <br /> immediately after booster vaccination. <br /> 10 San Mateo County guidelines are based on Tile 17 of the California Code of Regulations <br /> that states exposed,vaccinated animals should be quarantined for 30 days. <br /> 11 Wild,nondomestic,and other animal species bitten by or exposed to a rabid or suspect <br /> rabid animal should be euthaniied immediately.There is little information on rabies <br /> incubation,clinical presentation,and viral shedding in domestic animal species other than <br /> dogs,cats,and ferrets. <br /> 12 Federal guidelines state that animals exposed to rabies within 8 months should be <br /> rejected for slaughter.USDA Food and Inspection Service(FSIS)and state meat <br /> inspectors should be notified of exposed animals prior to slaughter.If an exposed animal <br /> is to be custom or home slaughtered,it should be done immediately after exposure with <br /> appropriate barrier precautions and all tissues cooked thoroughly.Pasteurization and <br /> cooking inactivate the rabies virus. <br /> Legend <br /> • <br /> Quarantine action <br /> I Other action <br /> 0 Question <br /> Answer <br /> Revised/Approved 2(5/14 <br /> 77IPage February 5 , 2015 <br /> ATTY/AGR/2015.057/SAN MATEO COUNTY-ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES <br />