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Should Anti-rabies Serum Be Administered Along With Rabies Vaccination After A Dog Bite?
Question: my daughter was bitten by a dog in an endemic area for rabies. she has had the vaccine but I'm told she should have had the immunoglobulin serum also. I can't find it in this country. Does she need the serum. It is day 6 and she has had 3 injections of vaccine.
That was not my question.
The dog is a stray beach dog. We do not have access to the dog. Let us assume the dog is rabid. Does she need the serum or is vaccine sufficient?
That was not my question.
The dog is a stray beach dog. We do not have access to the dog. Let us assume the dog is rabid. Does she need the serum or is vaccine sufficient?
Brief Answer:
Dog bite
Detailed Answer:
Hello I just read through your question.
If the dog is known to you, or you are able to observe the dog and it has no sign of rabies, then she is fine.
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
The answer in that case would be that she needs the serum.
Dog bite
Detailed Answer:
Hello I just read through your question.
If the dog is known to you, or you are able to observe the dog and it has no sign of rabies, then she is fine.
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
The answer in that case would be that she needs the serum.
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