Wash it now. Soap and running water. Keep washing for 15 minutes. Do not stop early.
15 minutes done. You can keep going.
This is the most important thing you can do, and you can do it yourself right now.
No soap yet? Start with any water you have. Do not wait to find soap.
Did saliva get in the eyes, nose or mouth? Rinse there with clean water too. Same 15 minutes.
After washing, put iodine or spirit on it if you have some.
Washing works because it takes the virus off the skin, and soap breaks it apart. It only works before the virus gets into a nerve. That is why now matters.
What not to do
Put nothing else on it. No chilli. No ash. No oil. No soil. No herbs.
Do not burn it and do not use acid on it. That pushes the virus deeper.
Do not tie anything tight around the arm or leg.
Do not wrap it tight before you have washed it.
Tell the nurse or doctor it was an animal bite. Stitching a bite can trap the virus under the skin, so they will decide about that themselves.
Was the skin broken at all? Cut, torn, grazed or scratched.
Not sure? Answer yes. It is safer.
Select an answer.
Did it go into the skin? A bite, or a scratch that went in - not just a graze on the surface.
Not sure? Answer yes. It is safer.
Select an answer.
Did the animal's saliva touch the eyes, nose or mouth? Or a cut or sore that was there before?
Not sure? Answer yes. It is safer.
Select an answer.
Was it a bat?
Not sure? Answer yes. It is safer.
Select an answer.
Have you had the rabies vaccine before, and do you have the card or paper that shows it?
Select an answer.
What to do
A scratch that went into the skin counts, even if it did not bleed.
Tell the nurse you have had the rabies vaccine before. It changes what you need.
Where to go
Go to a hospital or clinic today. Ask for the human rabies vaccine.
Call them before you travel. One short call can save you a wasted journey.
If they do not have it, ask them where does. Then go there. Do not go home.
If the skin was broken, ask about rabies immunoglobulin too. If they do not have it, still take the first injection today.
The clinic will give you whatever vaccine they have. Take it. Then come back for every dose.
Ask what it will cost before you agree. Then tell us what you were charged.
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It happened a while ago – is it too late?
We cannot tell you what this will cost. Nobody has checked the prices, and we will not guess. Ask at the desk before you agree. Then tell us what you paid, so we can start finding out.
This is not a hospital and not an emergency service. We can only tell you what to do and where to ask.
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Checking the list
Six area councils · 17 facilities on the call list · zero verified · started 22 July 2026
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It is not too late
Bitten last week? Last month? Go now. As long as you are still well, the vaccine can still work.
There is no last day for this. Do not stay away because you think you are too late.
If you tried something else first, that is very common. It changes nothing about going today.
What this service will never do
We will never tell you whether you have rabies.
We will never tell you to stop your injections. Only your nurse or doctor can decide that.
We will never ask you for money.
We will never tell you to ask for one brand of vaccine. Take what the clinic has.
We will never send you to a place we have not checked ourselves, on a date we can show you.
We will never say a treatment is free. We will never say you must pay. Not until someone has checked it, and written down the date.
We will never tell you how many injections you need. The clinic that treats you decides that.
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Report a bite
Were you bitten or scratched by an animal?
It happened a while ago – is it too late?
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