When contemplating rPEP, please follow the Management of patients with suspected rabies exposure - guidance for health care providers working with your local health unit.
If circumstances fall outside these guidelines, or if you have any questions, please contact KFL&A Public Health's Environmental Health Team at 613-549-1232.
Imovax and Rabavert are interchangeable.
Previously unimmunized immunocompromised persons (including those taking corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive agents, and those who have immunosuppressive illnesses), and those taking chloroquine and other antimalarials, should continue to receive a five dose vaccination regime on days 0,3,7,14, and 28, with one dose of Rablg on day 0.
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Health Protection and Promotion Act R.S.O. 1990, c.H.7,s.26; R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 569, s.1(2), amended and in accordance with PHIPA and will be used for assessment, management, treatment, and reporting purposes. Questions about this collection should be addressed to the Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health, 221 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, ON K7M 1V5. 613-549-1232, or 1-800-267-7875.
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