Table 2 Laws, regulations and technical documents regarding rabies control issued by China since 1990
Type of official documents | Source | Year | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
Legislations | Â | Â | Â |
 Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases | Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress | 2004 | Included rabies as a priority |
 The Enforcement Measures for Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases | Approved by State Council, issued by NHFPC | 1991 | Roles & responsibilities of different departments and levels |
 People’s Republic of China on Animal Epidemic Prevention | The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress | 2008 | Similar with the Law on the prevention and control of infectious diseases with focus on principles for animal epidemic prevention. |
Regulations and technical documents | Â | Â | Â |
 Rabies Post-Exposure Treatment Standard | NHFPC* | 2009 | Requirements for post-exposure prophylaxis |
 National Rabies Surveillance Program | NHFPC | 2005 | Guidelines for national surveillance in humans |
 Present Situation of Rabies Prevention and Control in China | NHFPC, MoA, MoPS and SFDA | 2009 | Updates of rabies situation in China |
 Diagnostic Criteria for Rabies | NHFPC | 2008 | Guidelines for laboratory diagnosis |
 Cooperation Mechanism of Zoonosis Diseases Prevention and Control among NHFPC and MOA | NHFPC and MoA | 2005 | Work coordination group across ministries. Director-Generals for lead roles. Information sharing, meetings, joint outbreak investigations |
 Notice on Strengthening Rabies Prevention and Control | NHFPC, MoA, MoPS and SFDA | 2003 | Updates of rabies situation in China |
 Rabies Prevention and Treatment Standard | MoA | 2002, revised in 2006 | Technical guideline for animal rabies control and prevention (diagnoses, case definition, reporting and animal disposal) |
 Animal Diseases Surveillance System | MoA | 2009 | Requirements for animal disease surveillance, for which rabies is only a part of it |
 National medium and long-term animal epidemic prevention planning (2012–2020) | State Council | 2012 | Objectives (indicators) for rabies control by 2015 and 2020 - No indications on strategies to reach these objectives |