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A member asked:
9 years ago a bat flew down and bounce back and forth between my ankles for a few seconds then flew away.is there a risk of rabies still 9 years later?
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No...: Rabies would have manifested itself much earlier.
Answered 10/30/2017
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Unlikely: You most likely have to be bitten and also most likely would have had symptoms by now.
Answered 2/3/2015
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My 3 year old son had an exposure with bat 11 days back, till now he had three shots of rabies vaccine. is he safe now and is he started to have antibodies? no symptoms as of now?
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