On the path to rabies elimination: The need for risk assessments to improve administration of post-exposure prophylaxis

Costs of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) often remain high in regions where rabies has been controlled in dogs, presenting a challenge for sustaining rabies elimination programmes. We investigated the potential for bite patient risk assessments to improve PEP provision and surveillance in settings approaching elimination of dog-mediated rabies.We conducted a longitudinal study of patients presenting to animal bite treatment centres...