Publications by authors named "F Ribadeau-Dumas"
Article Synopsis
- Pre-exposure rabies prophylaxis (PrEP) is essential for those at high risk of exposure to rabies virus, protecting against unrecognized infections.
- A study of 498 vaccinated individuals revealed that 17.2% showed inadequate immune response after the initial vaccination, while only 0.5% had an inadequate response after receiving a booster dose.
- The findings suggest that a single booster significantly enhances long-term immunity, potentially simplifying the need for regular antibody monitoring among those at professional risk.
In 2015, countries in western Europe were declared free of rabies in nonflying mammals. Surveillance data for 2001-2013 indicate that risk for residual rabies is not 0 because of pet importation from countries with enzootic rabies. However, the risk is so low (7.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Benefit-risk of different anti-rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) strategies after scratches or bites from dogs with unknown rabies status is unknown in very low rabies risk settings.
Design And Setting: A cost-effectiveness analysis in metropolitan France using a decision-tree model and input data from 2001 to 2011.
Population: A cohort of 2807 patients, based on the mean annual number of patients exposed to category CII (minor scratches) or CIII (transdermal bite) dog attacks in metropolitan France between 2001 and 2011.