Rabies Exposures, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Deaths in a Region of Endemic Canine Rabies

BACKGROUND: Thousands of human deaths from rabies occur annually despite the availability of effective vaccines following exposure, and for disease control in the animal reservoir. Our aim was to assess risk factors associated with exposure and to determine why human deaths from endemic canine rabies still occur. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Contact tracing was used to gather data on rabies exposures, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) delivered and …