[Rabies is a risk for travelling children].
Rabies remains a dreadful disease which kills about 50,000 people per year, mostly in Asia, Africa, South America and Central Europe. Between 30% an 50% of the victims are young children. Modern rabies vaccines are safe and immunogenic. Therefore parents must be informed on the risk of rabies, and pre-exposure vaccination must be performed for children traveling often or for periods longer than one month in canine enzootic countries. Post-exposure treatment must be initiated without delay with modern vaccines wherever available, according to approved schedules. Pre-exposure vaccination is particularly useful in remote places where modern vaccines and immunoglobulins are not readily available.
Centre national de référence pour la rage, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Y
Y
Rotivel
M
M
Goudal
S
S
Wirth
H
H
Tsiang
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D012306:Risk; D014195:Travel
D011819:Rabies Vaccines
Le risque de rage chez l'enfant qui voyage.