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State vets caution against replacing rabies revaccination with titer exemptions
Summary
State veterinarians and committee members expressed concern about using post‑vaccination titer tests to substitute for routine rabies revaccination; experts said current titer tests and timing in the bill are not validated for long‑term exemptions and recommended more study and amended timing.
The committee revisited HB 1488, which would add titer‑based testing language as a means for some pet owners to avoid routine rabies revaccination. State veterinarians testified that current titer tests (run by USAMRIID and the University of Kansas labs) are designed to show an immune response after vaccination and are not validated in the United States as a reliable, standalone test to issue long‑term rabies exemptions.
Dr. Mark Prescott (state veterinarian) and Dr. Nate Harvey…
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