Quick Answer
Pre-exposure rabies vaccination is given before travel to reduce risk and simplify treatment if an animal bite happens abroad. Post-exposure rabies vaccination is given urgently after a bite, scratch or saliva exposure. Even if you had pre-travel rabies vaccines, you still need medical care after possible exposure.
Introduction
Rabies is a serious travel-health risk…
Why Rabies Still Matters for Travellers
When most people hear the word rabies, they often think of an old-fashioned disease or a problem confined to wild animals. Yet rabies remains one of the deadliest viral infections worldwide. Unlike many other travel-related illnesses, rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear. This is why prevention is…