| Rabies Control |
Contact: Leslie Campbell or "Nurse in charge of Health Department". Local law enforcement (Sheriff Department or City Police Department). County contracts with local independent contractor, Ed Hamilton to capture and transport potentially rabid animals. |
Purpose of the Program: Prevent human (and domestic animal) exposure to the rabies virus. Initiate control measures including quarantine of biting or bitten animals and recommendations for post-exposure prophylaxis as needed. Order testing of bitten animal when circumstances warrant such as action. |
Primary Responsibilty: Investigate or provide consultation to law enforcement's investigation of animal bites. Initiate control measures in accordance with Kansas regulations (and in consultation with KDHE Epidemiology staff as needed). |
Secondary Responsibilty: Capture and test a select sample of potentially rabid wild animals for surveillance in county. |
Program Eligibility: Pottawatomie County Residents. |
| Fees: Costs of capture, transport, quarantine, disposal, and testing of owned animals considered owner's responsibility. Costs capture, transport, disposal, and testing of stray or wild animal shared by Sheriff Dept & Health Dept. Costs of post-exposure prophylactic treatment responsibility of victim (may defer to owner of animal). |
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Health Department 785-457-3302 After hours - Sheriff Department 785-457-3481 or if emergency 911 |