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 |
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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).