Health problems and exposure to infectious risks in returning humanitarian aid workers.

Background: Humanitarian aid workers are exposed to deployment-related health threats. Identifying subgroups at a higher risk of infection in this diverse population could help optimize prevention.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective study based on anonymized data of humanitarian aid workers that visited our clinic for a post-deployment visit between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2021.

COVID-19-related travel restrictions temporarily reduced the demand for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in France.

Due to travel restrictions, a dramatic decrease of rabies post-exposure demand was observed in 2020 in the Ile-de-France region. The recovery of international travels may lead to a rebound in rabies exposures. This risk need to be anticipated and prevention messages delivered to people travelling to rabies-enzootic countries.

Immune response to rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in patients with non-HIV secondary immunodeficiencies.

Background: This study sought to determine the proportion of individuals with non-HIV secondary immunodeficiencies presenting inadequate antibody titers after rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and to identify variables associated with inadequate response.

Methods: A retrospective review of the records of immunocompromised patients having received a full course of PEP after a rabies exposure and having been tested for post-PPE antibody titers in two French Antirabies Clinics, between 2013 and 2018, was conducted. Antibody titers < 0.