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It will be on the best bets lines of seek local opinion as there will simply not be high quality evidence, even in Europe it says maximum of 5 known deaths so the risk must be very low. Andy Webster 07886 407783 From: Accident and Emergency Academic List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scott, Charles Sent: 20 September 2007 16:40 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: bat bites Could the list enlighten me about the proper treatment of a bite from a British pipistrelle bat. This cropped up recently and we have been told (retrospectively) by our microbiologists that any bite patient should have rabies prophylaxis, as should her partner who "sucked out the wound". The DEFRA website sits a little on the fence but probably recommends immunisation "in case". http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/rabies/handlers.htm Could you write an education <http://www.doctors.net.uk/educationauthor> module for Doctors.net.uk? Click here <https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/CfIRZqjQuNReAAarrXjH4k1YEKSx1mBGTgFW1p0Sgp0m IkXOLwIf4BwJjDiBWhvWkHmVWPfk2fLseBl!v6RNFCIYsvQc9iOpV8O+jIxfSHrCjuLoqJDNi6UY hSS5Eo62S8V8Ze6l30bzLRKLn5RZdxNxB+Nn0FY2TnEbXqMuitBIU3Lu1kHr9cjdyanPOLzSIVaX YsDCrRDesQVLmi0PW+J4u9Ekoi!I> to report this email as spam. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not represent the views of Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust unless otherwise explicitly stated. http://www.southportandormskirk.nhs.uk