{"id":1919,"date":"2025-11-03T17:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/?p=1919"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:27:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:27:31","slug":"falsified-rabies-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/2025\/11\/03\/falsified-rabies-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"Falsified Rabies Vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Important information for travellers who have received Rabies vaccines in India from November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health Authorities in India have issued a serious warning after discovering a batch of counterfeit rabies vaccines circulating in India in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Falsified &#8216;Abhayrab&#8217; vaccine was first reported to the Drug Controller General of India by Indian Immunologicals Limited (manufacturer) in January 2025. They report this falsified product poses a significant threat to public health due to the possibility of lack of efficacy, harmful components and the risk of treatment failure in preventing rabies, a fatal disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public health agencies in the four nations of the UK are conducting a look-back exercise to identify any travellers who reported receiving rabies vaccine following an animal bite in India from November 2023 onwards, to determine whether further rabies vaccination may be recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information please read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NaTHNaC &#8211; Falsified Rabies Vaccine: India <a href=\"https:\/\/travelhealthpro.org.uk\/news\/867\/falsified-rabies-vaccine-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/travelhealthpro.org.uk\/news\/867\/falsified-rabies-vaccine-india<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\r\nspan.heady { color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent !important; text-shadow: 0px 4px 3px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%), 0px 6px 16px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 32%), 0px 6px 17px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); 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