Rabies: what nurses and travellers should know

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International travel was severely curtailed by COVID-19. As travel resumes, nurses advising travellers from the UK should refocus and update on travel-related diseases. Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease caused by a Lyssavirus infection, and is present on all continents except Antarctica. Most rabies cases result from the bite of an infected dog in Africa or Asia. Once clinical symptoms appear rabies is invariably fatal, but infection and death are preventable through vaccination and post-exposure treatment. Rabies is rare in travellers. Pre-travel risk assessment provides an opportunity to identify those at risk and advise on prevention measures.

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