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Cochise County health officials warn rabies is nearly always fatal but preventable; treatment can cost thousands
Summary
Public-health staff briefed the board on rabies exposures, describing risk categories, a vaccine/immunoglobulin regimen, specimen transport to StateLab with a 1–3 day turnaround, and hospital sticker estimates of about $11,000 before insurance for full prophylaxis.
Cochise County public-health staff warned the Board of Health that rabies remains a life-threatening but preventable condition, and urged residents to report animal bites to animal control and seek prompt medical care.
Axel (public-health preparedness coordinator) described how exposures are triaged: brief contact or intact-skin touches are low risk, superficial cuts are moderate risk and deep bites are highest risk, often triggering a combination of rabies immunoglobulin and multiple vaccine doses. “Rabies is 100 percent fatal,” Axel said, adding…
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