Most potential exposures were penetrating (69.9%). Injury caused by the animal was
more common in the lower limbs (50%) than in the upper limbs (43.4%); 89.4% of exposures were ofWorld Health Organization
(WHO) category III. Travelers were more likely to have received pre-travel rabies advice if they had been seen by a travel medicine
specialist (96.1%) compared to a general practitioner (GP) (53.3%). Sixteen percent of travelers received rabies preexposure
prophylaxis. Of the subjects who were managed following exposure, 79.7% did not receive immunoglobulin when indicated, and
21.5% did not receive any vaccine. Of the travelers that did receive a vaccine, 62.5% did so on the day of exposure. Of the travelers
assessed, 16.7% had traveled without insurance.