Rabies: Report Animal Bite or Incident

To report an animal bite or incident between 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, find your county office on the Rabies Contacts and Reporting page. On nights, weekends, or holidays, call 1-888-847-0902 (option 2).

If you are ever bitten or scratched by an animal that could have rabies, your health care provider will give you a series of vaccines over a 14-day period. The vaccines are given in a muscle, usually in the upper arm. They are extremely effective at preventing rabies if given as soon as possible after a bite/exposure.

Payment Assistance for Medicines: Rabies Treatment

Patient assistance programs that provide medications to uninsured or underinsured patients are available for rabies vaccine and immune globulin: