AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL APPRAISAL OF EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERCHANGEABILITY OF RABIES VACCINES FOR POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS IN BANGALORE CITY, INDIA

  • Mysore Kalappa Sudarshan
  • Doddabele Hanumanthaiah
  • Ashwath Narayana
  • Ramesh Holla

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out whether interchangeablity if rabies
vaccines, including their routes of administration in postexposure prophylaxis
(PEP) lead to any human rabies death in Bangalore city, India. During April 2005
to September 2011 a total of 1,55,842 antirabies vaccine (ARV) vials were used to
treat 95,416 animal bite victims in Bangalore Municipal vaccine (PCECV) and
purified duck embryo vaccine (PDEV)

Published
2023-09-05
Issue
Vol. 14 No. 2 (2013): APCRI Journal
Section
Research Article