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Immunoprophylaxis against rabies.

A N Rai Chowdhuri1, R Bhatia, R L Ichhpujani

  • 1National Institute of Communicable Diseases, 22, Sham Nath Marg, Delhi-110054.

The Journal of Communicable Diseases
|March 1, 1984
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Rabies causes significant human suffering, but post-exposure immunization is effective due to the long incubation period. Newer cell-based vaccines offer improved safety and immunogenicity over older neural tissue vaccines.

Area of Science:

  • Virology
  • Immunology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Rabies remains a major global health concern, causing substantial human morbidity and mortality.
  • The extended incubation period of rabies virus infection permits effective post-exposure prophylaxis.
  • Historically, neural tissue vaccines were the primary method for rabies prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the evolution of rabies vaccines.
  • To highlight the limitations of traditional neural tissue vaccines.
  • To emphasize the advantages of modern cell-culture rabies vaccines.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of rabies vaccine development and clinical use.
  • Comparison of immunogenicity and safety profiles of different vaccine types.

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  • Analysis of neuroparalytic complications associated with older vaccines.

    • Main Results:

    • Neural tissue vaccines, while historically important, are linked to severe neuroparalytic complications.
    • Human diploid cell vaccines (HDCV) and chick embryo fibroblast vaccines (CEFV) demonstrate high immunogenicity.
    • Modern cell-derived vaccines exhibit a significantly improved safety profile compared to neural vaccines.

    Conclusions:

    • The advent of human diploid cell and chick embryo fibroblast vaccines represents a significant advancement in rabies prevention.
    • These newer vaccines offer enhanced protection with a reduced risk of adverse neurological events.
    • Cell-culture rabies vaccines are now the preferred choice for post-exposure immunoprophylaxis due to their superior efficacy and safety.