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Risk of contact

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Contact with imported animals:

  • quarantine centres and zoos
  • research and acclimatisation centres where primates and other imported animals are housed
  • ports eg Customs and Excise officers
  • agents authorised to carry imported animals
  • vetinary and technical staff in government ministries
  • local authority inspectors

Others at risk of rabies:

  • workers in enzootic areas abroad at occupational risk such as veterinary staff and zoologists
  • travellers and residents in enzootic areas at unusual risk of infection or are travelling to remote parts where medical treatment may not be immediately available
  • health workers who might care for rabies patients
  • laboratory workers handling the virus

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