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. 2012 Oct;18(10):1647–1649. doi: 10.3201/eid1810.120419

Table. Characteristics of US military members bitten by monkeys, eastern Afghanistan, September–December, 2011*.

Patient no. Age, y/sex Military branch Treatment received
Monkey ownership
Wound care Valacyclovir Antimicrobial drug Tetanus vaccine Rabies vaccine, HRIG
1 39/M Army + + + + ANSF
2 27/M Army + + + + + CIV†
3 22/M Army + + + CIV
4 44/F Army + + CIV
5 31/M Army + + + + ANSF
6 26/M Air Force + US military
7 26/M Army + + ANSF
8 27/M Army + + + + ANSF
9 22/M Army + + Unknown
10 25/F Air Force + + + + Unknown

*HRIG, human rabies immunoglobulin; –, not administered; +, administered; ANSF, Afghan National Security Forces; CIV, Afghan civilian.
†Monkey euthanized. Brain, tested at US Army Veterinary Laboratory Europe, was negative for rabies and B-virus.