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If you are scratched, bitten or licked on broken skin by a dog, monkey or other mammal abroad, wash the area immediately with soap and running water, then seek urgent medical care locally. Do not wait until you return to the UK. Rabies treatment may still be needed even if you were vaccinated…
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Pre-exposure rabies vaccination is given before travel to prepare your immune system for a possible animal exposure. Post-exposure treatment is given urgently after a bite, scratch or contact with animal saliva. Travellers vaccinated before departure still require treatment, but it is normally shorter and does not usually require rabies immunoglobulin.
Rabies vaccination can be…