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THE PREVALENCE OF RABIES

Rabies in the United States

About 55,000 People Are Treated With Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Each Year to Prevent Infection With the Rabies Virus1

  • Canine rabies has been successfully controlled since the 1970s, and wildlife has accounted for more than 90% of all reported animals with rabies since the 1980s2
  • Of over 1 million dogs that enter the United States each year, 10% are from countries where canine rabies virus variant (CRVV) is enzootic, which poses a risk for reintroduction3
  • Vaccination programs (primarily involving raccoons, coyotes, and foxes) have resulted in the reduction of rabies in wildlife, however, vaccinating bats isn’t feasible2
  • Therefore, prevention of human infection with the rabies virus relies on secondary intervention methods such as health education, exposure prevention, and PEP2
Approximately 55,000 people in the United States receive post-exposure prophylaxis each year

92% of Animal Rabies Cases Involved Wildlife Species2

Wildlife species are responsible for most animal rabies cases in the United States

33.0%

Bat

Wildlife species are responsible for most animal rabies cases in the United States

30.3%

Raccoon

Wildlife species are responsible for most animal rabies cases in the United States

20.3%

Skunk

The Global Burden of Rabies

  • The estimated annual global cost of rabies is $8.6 billion4
  • Rabies is present in more than 150 countries and territories worldwide4
  • Someone dies from rabies every 9 minutes5
  • Every year, more than 29 million people receive PEP4
FDA-approval for use in children

Children Are Highly Vulnerable

Globally, 40% of those who are bitten by animals suspected of being infected with the rabies virus are children under the age of 15.4 KEDRAB is the only FDA-approved HRIG studied in children6

References: 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Vital Signs. Rabies: A Forgotten Killer. June 12, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/rabies/. Accessed February 24, 2021. 2. Ma X, Monroe BP, Cleaton JM, et al. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2017. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2018;253(12):1555-1568. doi:10.2460/javma.253.12.1555. 3. Pieracci EG, Pearson CM, Wallace RM, et al. Vital Signs: Trends in Human Rabies Deaths and Exposures — United States, 1938–2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019;68:524–528. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6823e1. 4. World Health Organization. Rabies. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs099/en/. Updated April 2020. Accessed October 19, 2020. 5. World Health Organization. Education is vital to prevent rabies deaths. https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/education-is-vital-to-prevent-rabies-deaths. September 26, 2018. Accessed October 19, 2020. 6. KEDRAB [package insert]. Fort Lee, NJ: Kedrion Biopharma Inc.; 2021.