title: Rabies prevention in people who travel overseas.
abstract: Increasing numbers of U.K. travellers are visiting rabies-endemic countries. This article describes how this invariably fatal disease is transmitted to humans and how it may be prevented by increased awareness, and pre and post-exposure vaccination. It aims to help practitioners identify patients at increased risk of rabies, and looks at the common myths and misconceptions travellers may have about rabies and rabies vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Trailfinders Travel Clinic, London. nurse@trailfinders.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D006801:Humans; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines