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A street dog bite me on 25th april evening 8 pm. The bite is of category 3 and I have consulted a private doctor who prescribed me for 5 doses of anti rabies vaccination started from that happened day. Yesterday someone suggest me for anti rabies serum injection. I gone to rml hospital delhi. Where he asked about dog bite history in past. 16 year back I was scratched by a dog in 2006 where I have taken full course of anti rabies vaccination of 5 doses. Thereafter rml doctor replied that anti rabies serum injection is not required in your case since your body have already injected anti rabies vaccination in past and also suggest me to take only 1st two doses of anti rabies vaccination out of 5 doses suggested by the doctor this time. Please tell about the right treatment.
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If the gap between previous 5 dose rabies vaccination completion course and a bite by a rabies dog or street dog exceeds 5 years, - full course of 5 vaccine injections is advised. It appears that gap is 16 years here.
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