Rabies and travellers

Expert/s: Dr Deb Mills
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In this episode:

  • How getting bitten by a mammal whilst on holidays will not only ruin the holiday, but can be fatal if the right post exposure care is delayed or not given correctly
  • How 59,000 people a year die from rabies; 15 million post exposure shots are given worldwide in a year
  • How for the younger traveller, the intradermal vaccination schedule is just as effective and much cheaper, but must be done in a Travel Medicine Clinic
  • How we must speak with all our patients about rabies vaccination

 

Guest: Dr Deb Mills, Medical Director and Travel Medicine Expert

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 25 mins

 

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Last Updated: 6 Sep, 2022

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