TY - JOUR
T1 - Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in travellers returning from Bali, Indonesia, November 2008 to March 2010
AU - Gautret, Philippe
AU - Lim, P
AU - Shaw, Marc
AU - Leder, Karin
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Since 2008, when the outbreak of rabies in Bali began, 45 patients have attended GeoSentinel or EuroTravNet sites for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), representing 12.6 of all travellers seen for PEP in all network clinics during the same time period. This suggests that Bali is emerging as a commonly visited destination among travellers presenting for rabies PEP. The data demonstrate that the majority of animal-related injuries in travellers returning from Bali are associated with exposure to monkeys, and not dog bites/scratches. The clinical implications of this are discussed.
AB - Since 2008, when the outbreak of rabies in Bali began, 45 patients have attended GeoSentinel or EuroTravNet sites for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), representing 12.6 of all travellers seen for PEP in all network clinics during the same time period. This suggests that Bali is emerging as a commonly visited destination among travellers presenting for rabies PEP. The data demonstrate that the majority of animal-related injuries in travellers returning from Bali are associated with exposure to monkeys, and not dog bites/scratches. The clinical implications of this are discussed.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03271.x/pdf
U2 - 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03271.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03271.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1198-743X
VL - 17
SP - 445
EP - 447
JO - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
JF - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
IS - 3
ER -