Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Rabies Despite Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in High-Burden Settings: Vaccine Failure or Gaps in Healthcare Delivery?
Lonika Lodha, Shipra Gupta, M A Ashwini, Shubhangi Chandel, Reeta S Mani
Published: 202510.1093/cid/ciaf662
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Rabies, a fatal zoonotic encephalitis, is preventable through timely post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), which includes wound care, vaccination, and local infiltration of immunoglobulins. However, reports of rabies despite PEP raise concerns…
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