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. 2012 Jan;18(1):138–141. doi: 10.3201/eid1801.111189

Table 2. Rabies knowledge, exposures, and health-seeking behavior among deer farmers, Pennsylvania, USA, 2007–2010.

Variable No. (%) respondents
Odds ratio (95% CI)
Case farm, n = 4 Control farm, n = 10 Total, n = 14
Self-reported knowledge of rabies, basic; reference = advanced
1 (25)
9 (90)
10 (71)
0.04 (0.002–0.79)
Farms reporting human rabies vaccination 4 (100) 0 4 (29) Not calculated
Farms reporting an animal bite on farm 0 4 (40) 4 (29) Not calculated
Farms reporting an animal scratch on farm 2 (50) 5 (50) 7 (50) 1.0 (0.1–10.17)
Farms reporting bare skin contact with animal saliva 4 (100) 10 (100) 14 (100) Not calculated
Farms reporting bare skin contact with animal tissue
2 (50)
2 (20)
4 (29)
4.0 (0.33–48.66)
Advocated action if exposed to rabies virus
Seek medical care 3 (75) 7 (70) 10 (71) 1.29 (0.09–17.95)
Get rabies vaccination 2 (50) 4 (40) 6 (43) 1.50 (0.15–15.46)
Call county health department 1 (25) 0 1 (7) Not calculated
Have animal tested for rabies 0 1 (10) 1 (7) Not calculated
Wash with soap and water 0 0 0 Not calculated