An epidemiological study of suspected rabies exposures and adherence to rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in Eastern Thailand, 2015

ConclusionWhen adjusting for number of reporting hospitals, province population density, number of hospitals per population and average family income, the expected report rate increased 1.9-fold, indicating that there is likely a high level of under-detection of persons seeking medical care for suspected rabies exposures. Expanded implementation of electronic surveillance systems will likely improve reporting and the epidemiologic knowledge of rabies exposures. Analysis of data collected from this system revealed very low rates of adherence to rabies vaccination recommendations. PEP adherence was better by the intradermal route, which provides more support for its use in situations where it is economically feasible.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research