| Knowledge and practices about rabies among travel medicine consultants in Greece. | |
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PMID: 21195030 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The number of travellers returning with animal bites from rabies enzootic areas has increased in Greece. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of travel-associated risk and preventive measures for rabies. A questionnaire was sent to Travel Medicine consultants in all prefectures. Of 100 Travel Medicine consultants, advice about rabies was given to long-term travellers, business travellers, travellers to rural areas, and travellers engaged in animal activities in rabies enzootic countries by 44%, 22%, 58%, and 75% of them respectively. Avoidance of animals, post-exposure medical assistance, return back to their country, and special caution about children was recommended by 89%, 95%, 8%, and 65% of them, respectively. Rabies pre-exposure vaccination was recommended for travellers to rural areas, long-term travellers, and travellers engaged in animal activities by 61%, 35%, and 81% of them, respectively. Regarding post-exposure vaccination, 78% and 37% answered correctly with regards to travellers with no pre-exposure prophylaxis and travellers with pre-exposure prophylaxis, respectively. Counselling about rabies and management of risk exposure needs to be improved. Our findings indicate the need to promote continuous training in Travel Medicine in Greece and provide practical information about rabies prophylaxis. |
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Androula Pavli; George Saroglou; Sophia Hadjianastasiou; Stavros Patrinos; Annita Vakali; Zoi Ouzounidou; Helena C Maltezou |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-12-29 |
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Title: Travel medicine and infectious disease Volume: - ISSN: 1873-0442 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-1-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101230758 Medline TA: Travel Med Infect Dis Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Travel Medicine Office, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece. |
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