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Rabies is a deadly zoonotic disease most often transmitted to humans through a dog bite. Human mortality from endemic canine rabies is estimated by WHO to be around 55,000 deaths annually, with over 31,000 deaths in Asia alone, mostly children. Most of these deaths could be prevented through post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), including immediate wound washing, rabies immunoglobulin administration and...
As a follow-up to the first AfroREB meeting, held in Grand Bassam (Côte d’Ivoire) in March 2008, African rabies experts of the AfroREB network met a second time to complete the evaluation of the rabies situation in Africa and define specific action plans. About 40 French speaking rabies specialists from northern, western and central Africa and Madagascar met in Dakar (Senegal), from 16 to 19 March...
Category III rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) encompasses wound cleansing, infiltration of rabies immunoglobulins (RIG) and rabies vaccination. A Manila-based prospective prescription monitoring one-year follow-up study enrolled 193 patients, aged 16 months–79 years. Patients received PEP, including infiltration of highly purified equine RIG (pERIG, Favirab™), following exposure to animals confirmed...
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