[Postexposure prophylaxis after bite of a broad-winged bat with evidence of European bat lyssavirus 1 (EBLV-1)]. / Postexpositionsprophylaxe nach Biss einer Breitflügelfledermaus mit Nachweis des Europäischen Fledermaus-Lyssavirus 1 (EBLV-1).
Inn Med (Heidelb)
; 65(6): 608-611, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Germany has been considered free of terrestrial rabies since 2008 as a result of intensive vaccination and surveillance efforts but reservoirs of the lyssaviruses EBLV1 and EBLV2 persist in bat colonies and thus pose a potential risk of infection. We report on a patient who suffered a bat bite in an urban setting in which European bat lyssavirus 1 (EBLV-1) was detected in the euthanized bat. We performed active and passive postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). This case study illustrates the ongoing risk of rabies infection due to close bat contacts in Germany and is intended to sensitize primary care physicians to take such exposure events seriously and to perform a regular PEP including administration of rabies immunoglobulin.
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Asunto principal:
Rabia
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Mordeduras y Picaduras
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Quirópteros
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Lyssavirus
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Profilaxis Posexposición
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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De
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Die Innere Medizin (Heidelberg. Online)
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Inn Med (Heidelb)
Año:
2024
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Article