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Nepal treks do not increase rabies risk for tourists.(Brief Article)
2002 AUG 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - A study done in Nepal revealed that, although hiking in that country does not increase risk of contracting rabies, women were more likely than men to experience a bite or scratch from a potentially rabid animal.
"There is little data available on the actual risk to travelers of being possibly exposed to rabies," explained P. Pandey and colleagues working out of the Canadian International Water and Energy Consultants (CIWEC) Clinic Travel Medicine Center in Kathmandu, Nepal. "This data would be useful in advising travelers who are considering rabies pre-exposure immunization."
The investigators conducted a 3-year study in Kathmandu collecting data on people who arrived at the CIWEC Clinic with possible rabies exposure. A total of 99 people (56 tourists, 43 resident foreigners) entered the study (Risk of possible exposure to rabies among tourists and foreign residents in Nepal. Journal of Travel Medicine, 2002;9(3):127-131).
The incidence of possible rabies exposure among tourists was 1.9 per 1000 persons/year. Incidence of potential exposure was higher among resident expatriates, at 5.7 per 1000 persons/year (p
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Source: HighBeam Research, Nepal treks do not increase rabies risk for tourists.(Brief Article)