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Rabies Vaccine – How many doses?
Wednesday, September 6th, 202316 Jan 2024 PRE exposure Rabies vaccination Australian Immunisation Handbook, CDC ( USA Centre for Disease Control) and WHO (World Health Organisation), all recommend two pre-exposure rabies vaccinations given at least a week apart. The vaccine can be given intradermally (ID) or intramuscularly (IM). IM is given at a slightly higher volume and deeper into […]
Cost Rabies Vaccine
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023My reception staff often get asked How much does rabies vaccine cost? Will I need to have rabies vaccine etc. The short answer is that it is complicated and thats why you need to see the doctor to plan if you need it and how best to have it. It’s not like having a tetanus […]
Longevity of ID Rabies vaccination (TRIDL)
Monday, August 3rd, 2020I am pleased to report that this research project has now been completed and is published here, thanks for all those who helped: Mills DJ, Lau CL, Mills C, Furuya-Kanamori L. Long-term persistence of antibodies and boostability after rabies intradermal pre-exposure prophylaxis. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2021 Dec 7;taab188. https://academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jtm/taab188/6454967 Have you had intradermal (ID) rabies […]
Rabies Vaccine Research Project BORS
Friday, January 17th, 2020Update 21-4-21 We are thrilled to report we have now published this research. Mills DJ, Lau CL, Mills C, Furuya-Kanamori L. Efficacy of one-dose intramuscular rabies vaccine as pre-exposure prophylaxis in travellers. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2021 Apr 10;taab059. Link to the abstract is here https://academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jtm/taab059/6219917 Thanks so much to all those who assisted with this project. […]
What is World Rabies day ? and why 28th September
Saturday, September 24th, 2016World Rabies Day is in a few days. It aims to raise awareness about rabies. This year’s theme is Educate, Vaccinate, Eliminate. This year’s theme is Educate, Vaccinate, Eliminate. Rabies is a serious problem in many parts of the world: Rabies threatens half the world’s population – about 55,000 deaths per year. Australia is truly a […]
Post-Exposure Rabies Vaccine
Monday, August 17th, 2015Animal bites or scratches in Rabies infected countries are very serious. Whether it is a bite or a scratch, if the skin is broken you need urgent treatment. A lick over broken skin is also significant, as this is enough to allow the rabies virus to enter. If the skin is not broken, you do […]
Rabies
Monday, August 17th, 2015Important Have you been bitten, scratched or licked by a mammal when you were overseas in a rabies infected country? You cannot tell by looking at the animal if it has rabies If you wait until you get symptoms of rabies – it is fatal. Rabies disease can incubate for many years. DONT RISK IT […]
World Rabies Day 2013
Friday, September 27th, 2013QLD media release and media outcomes FOR WORLD RABIES DAY SAT, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 ‘Look, but don’t touch’ urges Queensland rabies expert A leading travel-health pioneer will issue Queenslanders with a public health warning today (Saturday, September 28) about the risks associated with a disease that kills an estimated 55,000 people each year.1 Dr Deborah […]
Rabies Vaccine for Travel – who needs it?
Sunday, November 25th, 2012Rabies vaccine is a dilemma to many Australian travellers. Travellers seek advice from many sources, (eg doctors, Google, travel agents, fellow travellers etc) and often receive conflicting information about rabies. Some sources say have rabies vaccine, some say do not have rabies vaccine… Below is a typical question I receive.. My daughter, leaves for a […]
Rabies in Bali
Saturday, March 20th, 2010In September 2008, the first cases of rabies were reported in Bali. The number of reported human deaths has now surpassed 40, but only 28 are ‘officially’ reported. No deaths in tourists so far. Post bite vaccination is not readily available in Bali. A Sunshine Coast family were reported to be in Bali for less […]
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