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Human rabies and its prevention: an overview.

D A Warrell1, M J Warrell

  • 1Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Reviews of Infectious Diseases
|November 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Human rabies remains a significant tropical health issue, with incurable encephalitis often leading to death. Economical tissue culture vaccines are urgently needed to replace older nervous tissue vaccines for effective postexposure prophylaxis.

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The dilemma of managing human rabies encephalitis.

Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH·2016

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Virology

Background:

  • Human rabies is a frequent, underreported medical problem primarily affecting tropical countries.
  • Rabies encephalitis is largely incurable, with most patients dying at home without palliative care.
  • Preventive measures are crucial as intensive care treatments for rabies have largely failed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the urgent need for economical rabies vaccines in tropical regions.
  • To emphasize the limitations of current postexposure prophylaxis in endemic zones.
  • To present a viable alternative to traditional nervous tissue vaccines.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the current status of human rabies and its treatment in tropical countries.
  • Analysis of the impact of advances in rabies virus understanding and vaccine development.
  • Identification of successful implementation of new vaccine technologies.

Main Results:

  • Nervous tissue vaccines remain the standard for postexposure prophylaxis in most rabies-endemic areas.
  • Tissue culture vaccines have shown limited impact in tropical regions due to cost and accessibility.
  • Primary hamster kidney cell vaccine has been successfully implemented in China as an economical alternative.

Conclusions:

  • There is an urgent need for affordable and effective rabies vaccines in tropical countries.
  • Economical tissue culture vaccines are essential to replace outdated nervous tissue vaccines.
  • Successful implementation of cost-effective vaccines, like the one in China, offers a model for other regions.

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