Rabies Despite Postexposure Prophylaxis in High-Burden Settings: Vaccine Failure or Gaps in Healthcare Delivery?
The findings indicate that "true" breakthrough infections are uncommon, with most apparent PEP failures resulting from gaps in healthcare delivery. Such failures can undermine public confidence in vaccination, highlighting the need to strengthen awareness among healthcare workers and communities about the critical steps of PEP.
Authors
- Lonika Lodha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6124-9809)
- Shubhangi Chandel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7123-6605)
- Reeta S. Mani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-1187)
- Shipra Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8350-5482)
- Ashwini Manoor Ananda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2018-7066)
Institutions
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf662
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00