Post-exposure prophylaxis against rabies is still needed after a bite from a vaccinated animal

Crowcroft and Thampi’s review on rabies reports that, according to 2013 WHO recommendations, risk assessment for post-exposure prophylaxis should take the biting animal’s vaccination status into account.1 This change—WHO previously recommended not normally considering the animal’s vaccination status in developing countries2—might have important consequences.3 Every year, worldwide, 15 million people receive post-exposure …