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Should Booster Dose Be Taken After Biting By A Monkey?

I am 45 -- I had been bitten by a baby monkey on the right hand middle finger -- nail, in August,05; I took 5 rabipur injections as per the schedule and also took a booster dose a year later. That is, on 7.9.2006. Should I take another booster dose?
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
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HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC.
ANTI RABIES VACCINE IS INDICATED IN THE BITE OF ANY WILD ANIMAL ,APART FROM DOGS.GENERALLY FIVE DOSES TAKEN ON 0.7,14,28 AND A BOOSTER DOSE ON 90TH DAY.A SINGLE BOOSTER DOSE IS QUITE SUFFICIENT.ONLY HDCC(HUMAN DIPLOID CELL CULTURE VACCINE)" VACCINE STRAIN IS RECOMMENDED TO AVOID HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS.YOU HAVE FOLLOWED A SCIENTIFIC VACCINATION SCHEDULE SO FAR.I WOULD LIKE TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR THIS.YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED YOUR SCHEDULE AND DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER BOOSTERS.CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR IN CASE OF FURTHER ASSITANCE.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
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Should Booster Dose Be Taken After Biting By A Monkey?

HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC. ANTI RABIES VACCINE IS INDICATED IN THE BITE OF ANY WILD ANIMAL ,APART FROM DOGS.GENERALLY FIVE DOSES TAKEN ON 0.7,14,28 AND A BOOSTER DOSE ON 90TH DAY.A SINGLE BOOSTER DOSE IS QUITE SUFFICIENT.ONLY HDCC(HUMAN DIPLOID CELL CULTURE VACCINE) VACCINE STRAIN IS RECOMMENDED TO AVOID HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS.YOU HAVE FOLLOWED A SCIENTIFIC VACCINATION SCHEDULE SO FAR.I WOULD LIKE TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR THIS.YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED YOUR SCHEDULE AND DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER BOOSTERS.CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR IN CASE OF FURTHER ASSITANCE. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.