RabAvert (Chiron), a new human rabies vaccine prepared in purified chick embryo cell culture (PCEC), has been marketed in the USA for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis. It is available in other countries as Rabipur. Human rabies is rare in the United States, but thousands of people receive post-exposure prophylaxis every year (DL Noah et al, Ann Intern Med, 128:922, June 1, 1998)....
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Title: A New Rabies Vaccine
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 1029
Article Code: 1029b
Date: June 19, 1998
Volume: 40
Pages: 64-65