LONG-TERM PROTECTIVE RABIES ANTIBODIES IN THAI CHILDREN AFTER PRE-EXPOSURE RABIES VACCINATION.

Rabies is a viral zoonosis affecting around 16,000-39,000 people annually. Pre-exposure vaccination should be offered to individuals at high risk of rabies exposure and is suggested for children living in rabies endemic areas.The incidence rate of dog bite in the test group was 14.

Dengue antibody in Thai children from maternally transferred antibody to acquired infection.

This prospective cohort study examined serotype-specific neutralizing serum antibodies to dengue in 55 maternal-newborn pairs, at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months, and again at 4 to 8 years of age. In all, 95% of the mothers had neutralizing antibody to at least one dengue serotype, and 92.7% of the maternally transferred antibody had disappeared in 12-month-old infants.