A 30-year-old man is bitten by a suspected rabid dog in rural India. He previously received a full pre-exposure rabies vaccination course 3 years ago ...

Question

A 30-year-old man is bitten by a suspected rabid dog in rural India. He previously received a full pre-exposure rabies vaccination course 3 years ago with documented seroconversion. What post-exposure management is required?

Accepted Answer

Two booster doses of rabies vaccine (days 0 and 3) only - no RIG is required

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Full 5-dose post-exposure vaccination plus RIG

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No action needed; he is permanently immune

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RIG only, no vaccine

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Single booster dose of vaccine only

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Rabies PEP in Previously Vaccinated

A 30-year-old man is bitten by a suspected rabid dog in rural India. He previously received a full pre-exposure rabies vaccination course 3 years ago with documented seroconversion. What post-exposure management is required?