Publications by authors named "Sabine E Bantjes"
Background: Travellers to rabies endemic countries should be counselled on rabies risk and, in case of high-risk, pre-exposure vaccination is advised. However, it is not clear which travellers exactly are at high risk. In this study we determined the incidence of possible rabies exposure in travel clinic visitors and compliance with pre-travel advice.
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- * Investigations uncovered five additional local infections linked to the virus.
- * Analysis confirmed the presence of West Nile virus lineage 2 in two of the cases, with the virus having been detected earlier in birds and mosquitoes in the area.
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- The risk of rabies for travelers is generally low, but cases of Dutch travelers needing post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) due to animal-associated injuries are increasing, leading to higher costs.
- A decision tree economic model analyzed the cost-effectiveness of various rabies prevention strategies following WHO's updated 2018 guidelines, comparing different types of vaccinations and their associated costs.
- The study found that adopting 2018 WHO recommendations significantly reduced national costs, with intradermal vaccinations being the most cost-effective option despite overall higher expenses due to increased vaccination uptake.