Guest Editor Article
Dr. Umesh Kumar Bharti
Rabies is known to mankind for more than 4000 years, one of the oldest known zoonosis without any definite cure till date. Many efforts to find a cure for rabies have failed and people suffer since centuries without a cure in sight. A recent study titled “A combination of two human monoclonal antib
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Recommending infiltration of category III wounds with rabies immunoglobulin/ rabies monoclonal antibody following re-exposure to confirmed or strongly suspect rabid animals in individuals previously taken full course of either post exposure prophylaxis or pre-exposure prophylaxis
Dr. M. K. Sudarshan
Rabies is almost always fatal and hence, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is life saving. Rabies exposures that are category III (severe) require administration of rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) or rabies monoclonal antibody (RMAb) in addition to rabies vaccines and wound management. The RIG/RMAb is re
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Awareness on prevention and control of rabies among medical college interns in Bangalore city
Anwith HS.1, Ravish HS.2, Aayush Singhal3, Seema KS1
Rabies, Ayurveda, Interns, Awareness
Rabies is a neglected zoonotic disease caused by a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to genus Lyssavirus of the family Rhabdoviridae. Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) studies are important for different applications in public health.Interns are the practising physicians of tomorrow. The p
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices Regarding Dog Bite Among Parents in Urban Community of Kolkata
Kishore P Madhwani1, Dr Kajal Kumar Patra2, Dr Sumit Poddar3, Dr Gautam Prasad Sarkhel4, Jitendra Kumar Singh5
Dog behaviors, Dog bite, Misbeliefs and facts, Preventive measures, Rabies
Rabies is a fatal viral zoonotic disease but can be prevented by timely and appropriate post exposure
prophylaxis. The children below the age group younger than 10 years represent the high risk group for dog attacks. Studies revealed that boys between the ages of 5 to 9 are bitten five times more
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Analysis of deaths due to Rabies in Assam-A record based study
Ojah J 1, Barman PJ 2*, Laskar SA3
Rabies, Assam, death, fatal communicable disease
Despite being one of the most fatal communicable disease, Rabies is still a neglected tropical disease in the world. In India, Rabies still continues to be a disease of major concern due to lack of health care infrastructure and inadequate knowledge among the public. Also, the common myths and misc
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Adverse Events following the use of tissue Culture Anti-Rabies Vaccines at anti Rabies clinic of J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer
Dr. (Mrs.) Renu Bedi1, Dr. Vinod Kumar Saini2, Dr. Aleefah K S3
Dog bite, Cell-culture Anti rabies vaccine, Adverse effects
Are there any significant adverse events with tissue culture vaccines at Anti Rabies Clinic? Objectives :
To assess the short-term adverse events of tissue culture ARV to be studied by longitudinal study. Setting : Anti rabies clinic of the department of community medicine of the tertiary care hos
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Pan-lyssaviruses – A Threat
G. Kavitha1, Shrikrishna Isloor2*
Rabies, Pan-lyssaviruses, Bats
Rabies virus is found worldwide with some exceptions (particularly islands). Some countries have been free of this virus for many years but pan-lyssaviruses or rabies related lyssaviruses can be found even in countries classified as rabies free. These viruses can cause a neurological disease simila
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Rabies in canines with special reference to wild animals
S. Roy1, B. Rooplai2, M. Roy1
Dog bite, Cell-culture Anti rabies vaccine, Adverse effects
Rabies is one of the oldest zoonotic disease which continues to pose a significant threat to animals and humans in most parts of the world affecting the central nervous system. Rabies otherwise rabere in Latin means to be mad. The disease is known since the advent of civilization. The first officia
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Standardised Infrastructural parametrics in Rabies care: A need assessment
Dr. Asis Manna1, Dr. Dhurjoti Prosad Bhattacharjee2, Dr. Baisakhi Maji3*, Dr. Asis Kumar Kundu4
Rabies, Infrastructure, Rabies prophylaxis
Rabies, being a fatal zoonotic viral infection causes a painful death of human beings. The present situation of the terminal care for rabies patients as well as possible measures for improvements of the infrastructure, manpower, logistics etc. has been discussed. In this context, ideal arrangements
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INTRA-DERMAL RABIES VACCINATION FAILURE TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE PROTECTIVE ANTIBODY IN A CATEGORY III SUSPECTED RABID DOG BITE CASE
Tapas Ranjan Behera1, Srabani Pradhan2, Smaraki Mohanty3
Rabies, Intradermal rabies vaccination, rabies Immunoglobulin, Failure of antibody production
Intra- dermal rabies vaccine (IDRV) is a World Health Organisation (WHO) approved cost effective method for prophylaxis in animal bite cases to prevent the 100% fatal disease Rabies. In Category III bite cases apart from IDRV, Rabies Immunoglobulin (RIG) needs to be administered. Most post-exposure
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Failure to dilute Rabies Monoclonal Antibodies puts patients at risk of Rabies
Dr. Omesh Kumar Bharti1, Dr. Natasha Premanisakul2
Rabies, RmAbs, Infiltration, eRIG, scratches, Dilution of RIG, Mental Trauma
A rabid cat scratched a 25 year old lady all over the body. The lady was given rabies vaccination and rabies monoclonal antibodies, RmAb, into some prominent scratches only. RmAb was not diluted to cover all scratches due to unawareness of diluting RmABs. Later she was advised to get eRIG infiltrat
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Rabies in a stray dog - A case report
Bishal Debbarma1*, Jyoti B. Dutta2, Shrikrishna Isloor3, Prasanta Kr. Boro4, Syed A. Arif5
Direct Fluorescent Antibody Technique (dFAT), Diazepam, Sylvatic, Rabies virus (RABV), Golden Jackals (Canis aureus), spillover
India accounts for 30 per cent of canine-mediated rabies burden globally. In the present case, a stray/free roaming dog with nervous signs was reported from the campus of CVSc, AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati – 781 022. The animal was sedated at the site of pick up and admitted to the inpatient unit of Ve
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