[Evaluation of the prophylactic anti- XXXX vaccination program for adults carried out by the Center for Rabies Prevention in Bia  ystok, 1992-2001].

@entity1 @entity32 @entity235 @entity12539 @entity35 @entity468 @entity291
BACKGROUND: Rabies is a potential danger to the @entity1 health. Therefore, @entity1 who had contact with suspected or rabid animals should be vaccinated. The objective of the study was to evaluate the prophylactic anti- @entity12539 vaccination program in Bia  ystok. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In all, 2005 @entity1 exposed to @entity12539 after contact with suspected or rabid animals were examined at the Center for Rabies Prevention in Bia  ystok. Of this number, 719 (35.86%) @entity1 were eligible for vaccination. RESULTS: Rabies was confirmed in 45% of suspected animals. The largest number of @entity1 subjected to vaccination has been bitten or slobbered by @entity235 (42.28%), @entity291 (19.05%), red foxes (18.64%), @entity468 (6.95%), @entity35 (3.62%), bats (1.52%) and squirrels (0.56%). Hands (60%0 and shanks (12%) were the most frequently injured parts of the @entity1 body. The vaccinated group of @entity1 included 63% of males and 37% of females; 62.47% of rural and 36.63% of urban inhabitants. Vaccines were administered 0, 3, 7, 14, 28 days after exposure. Neither serious side effects, nor local @entity32 were reported. CONCLUSIONS: 1. Although prevention of @entity12539 among wild animals continues, the number of @entity1 vaccinated after @entity12539 exposure still remains at the same level in the city and the region of Bia  ystok. 2. The highest percentage of vaccinated @entity1 had been bitten or slobbered by rabid or suspected domestic animals. 3. It is believed that the continuation of the vaccination program among wild animals will diminish the range of prophylactic vaccination among @entity1 .
