risk of contact
Last reviewed 01/2018
Contact with imported animals:
- quarantine centres and zoos
- research and acclimatisation centres where primates and other imported animals are housed
- ports eg Customs and Excise officers
- agents authorised to carry imported animals
- vetinary and technical staff in government ministries
- local authority inspectors
Others at risk of rabies:
- workers in enzootic areas abroad at occupational risk such as veterinary staff and zoologists
- travellers and residents in enzootic areas at unusual risk of infection or are travelling to remote parts where medical treatment may not be immediately available
- health workers who might care for rabies patients
- laboratory workers handling the virus