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Good day Mr. lybrate-user. As per the nrcp guidelines (national rabies control program, 2019)if you have taken complete vaccination after canine bite or scratch i.e 4 doses of intradermal or 5 doses of intramuscular. You may not need booster dose upto 3 months. After 3 months if there is re exposure with cat or dog with or without blood you only need to take booster dose on 0 and 3rd day. It is same even after 10 years of first complete rabies vaccination you only need booster i.e 2 doses is eno...more
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As per technical information available --immunity following a full course of anti-rabies vaccination is long standing--------in 97% of immune competent individuals ---------up to 3 to 10 years of protection is there. And additional doses are not typically needed except in very high risk. ------also high risk people may do blood test for rabies antibody and if it is not at satisfactory levels get booster anti rabies vaccination mobilehowever ,considering the cent percent mortality due to rabies d...more
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If you have taken 3 doses of pre exposure prophylaxis during the last five years, you need two doses of post exposure vaccine for protection against rabies
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