Volume 14, Number 9—September 2008
Dispatch
Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis, Marseille, France, 1994–2005
Philippe Gautret, Georges Soula, Hamadou Adamou, Marie-José Soavi, Jean Delmont, Yolande Rotivel, Philippe Parola, and Philippe Brouqui
Table 1
Characteristics of postexposure prophylaxis for patients exposed to confirmed rabies source, Marseille, France, 1994–2005
| Date of exposure | No. treatments | Confirmed source | Location of exposure, France |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Jul | 1 | Fox | Northeast |
| 1995 Nov | 14 | Dog* | Southeast |
| 1998 May/Jun | 2 | Dog† | Southeast |
| 2004 Aug | 3 | Dog‡ | Southwest |
*Imported from Burkina Faso.
†Unknown origin; rabid strain close to Egyptian isolates.
‡Imported from Morocco (187 treatments were given in France; most in Bordeaux Centre).
