Postexposure prophylaxis after bite of a  broad-winged bat with evidence of European bat lyssavirus 1 (EBLV-1)

We report on a patient who suffered a bat bite in an urban setting in which European bat lyssavirus 1 (EBLV-1) was detected in the euthanized bat. We performed active and passive postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). This case study illustrates the ongoing risk of rabies infection due to close bat contacts in Germany and is intended to sensitize primary care physicians to take such exposure events seriously and to perform a regular PEP including administration of rabies immunoglobulin.PMID:38100072 | DOI:10.1007/s00108-023-01638-3
Source: Hamostaseologie - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research