Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis started during or after travel: A GeoSentinel analysis.

• Main Authors: Philippe Gautret (Author), Kristina M Angelo (Author), Hilmir Asgeirsson (Author), David G Lalloo (Author), Marc Shaw (Author), Eli Schwartz (Author), Michael Libman (Author), Kevin C Kain (Author), Watcharapong Piyaphanee (Author), Holly Murphy (Author), Karin Leder (Author), Jean Vincelette (Author), Mogens Jensenius (Author), Jesse Waggoner (Author), Daniel Leung (Author), Sarah Borwein (Author), Lucille Blumberg (Author), Patricia Schlagenhauf (Author), Elizabeth D Barnett (Author), Davidson H Hamer (Author), GeoSentinel Global Surveillance Network (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

BACKGROUND:Recent studies demonstrate that rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (RPEP) in international travelers is suboptimal, with only 5-20% of travelers receiving rabies immune globulin (RIG) in the country of exposure when indicated. We hypothesized that travelers may not be receiving RIG appropri...