Volume 17, Number 12—December 2011
CME ACTIVITY
Risk for Rabies Importation from North Africa
Philippe Gautret
, Florence Ribadeau-Dumas, Philippe Parola, Philippe Brouqui, and Hervé Bourhy
, Florence Ribadeau-Dumas, Philippe Parola, Philippe Brouqui, and Hervé BourhyTable 3
Patients possibly exposed to rabies while visiting North Africa, 1996–2009*
| Country of exposure | No. exposed patients visiting ARMC | No. patients receiving rabies PEP | Proportion of all foreign exposures occurring in country, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 649 | 603 | 7.6 |
| Egypt | 117 | 103 | 1.3 |
| Libya | 10 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Morocco | 1,036 | 992 | 12.5 |
| Sudan | 8 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Tunisia | 687 | 659 | 8.3 |
| Total | 2,507 | 2,374 | 29.9 |
*Original data from the French National Reference Centre on rabies. ARMC, antirabies medical center; PEP, postexposure prophylaxis.
Reference 25 "Peigue-Lafeuille, Bourhy, Abiteboul, Astoul, Cliquet, Gouda, et al., 2004" is not cited in the text. Please add an in-text citation or delete the reference.
