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Travel Health
Reports outline travel health study findings from P. Gautret and colleagues
March 19th, 2008
"There is little published information available describing rabies pre- and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) in tourists returning to their home country and seeking care for animal-associated injuries, especially those associated with a rabies risk. We analyzed 261 travelers seeking care on returning to their home country following an animal-related injury acquired abroad," investigators in Marseille, France report. "Information on individual cases of rabies (PEP) including preexposure status, type of contact with a potentially rabid animal, type of animal, and the nature of rabies PEP was collected by retrospectively analyzing records from May 1997 to May 2005. The...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-03-19)
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