A confirmed rabies case in a French resident in Cambodia, June 2015

Arnaud Tarantola (1) , Channa Mey (1) , Sowath Ly (1) , Cornelia Haener (2) , Nareth Chhor (3) , Uong Meng (3) , Sovann Ly (4) , Didier Fontenille (1) , Philippe Dussart (1)

1 Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
2 SKMH - Sonja Kill Memorial Hospital
3 Calmette Hospital [Phnom Penh]
4 Ministry of Health [Phnom Penh]

A case of confirmed rabies in a French resident is a wake-up call for improved access to timely and adequate rabies post-exposure prophylaxis for all those living in Cambodia, as well as for improved pre-exposure prevention in travellers to Cambodia and other highly endemic settings.

Mots clés: Rabies; Southeast Asia; dog bite; post-exposure prophylaxis; pre-exposure prophylaxis; prevention; travelers

Domaines: Maladies infectieuses

Arnaud Tarantola, Channa Mey, Sowath Ly, Cornelia Haener, Nareth Chhor, et al.. A confirmed rabies case in a French resident in Cambodia, June 2015. Journal of Travel Medicine, 2016, 23 (2), pp.tav012. ⟨10.1093/jtm/tav012⟩. ⟨pasteur-01739370⟩