Dear Editor:
I read with considerable interest the article by Duarte et al.11. Duarte NFH, Pires Neto RDJ, Viana VF, Feijão LX, Alencar CH, Heukelbach J. Clinical aspects of human rabies in the state of Ceará, Brazil: an overview of 63 cases. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2021;54:e01042021. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0104-2021.
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entitled “Clinical aspects of human rabies in the state of Ceará, Brazil: an overview of 63 cases,” recently published in Revista Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. However, I want to highlight an important point regarding the administration of rabies immunoglobulin.
The authors stated that most bites in the case of their patient cohort were on the hands (21; 42%) and head (9; 18.4%). It is well-known that suspected rabid bites on the hands and head are category III rabies exposure. Accordingly, in these patients, rabies vaccination and rabies immunoglobulin should be administered according to World Health Organization guidelines22. World Health Organization (WHO). Expert Consultation on Rabies, third report. Technical Report Series 1012. Geneva: WHO; 2018. 156 p..
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1Duarte NFH, Pires Neto RDJ, Viana VF, Feijão LX, Alencar CH, Heukelbach J. Clinical aspects of human rabies in the state of Ceará, Brazil: an overview of 63 cases. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2021;54:e01042021. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0104-2021.
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2World Health Organization (WHO). Expert Consultation on Rabies, third report. Technical Report Series 1012. Geneva: WHO; 2018. 156 p.
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Publication in this collection
17 Dec 2021 -
Date of issue
2021
History
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Received
30 July 2021 -
Accepted
17 Sept 2021