Preventing rabies in travellers ideally starts about a month before travel

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Preventing rabies in travellers ideally starts about a month before travel

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Vanessa Weenink

Puppy at the tip
Animals can secrete rabies virus days before the classic signs of infection develop

Rabies prevention needs consideration by many travellers. This article looks at the New Zealand practitioner’s role and the WHO recommended changes to both PrEP and PEP rabies schedules, which were released last year

Worldwide, an estimated 60,000 people per year die of rabies; only three to four of these are travellers. However, the risk of a potential ra­bies exp