If I have bitten by dog 2 month ago and dog is now healthy tell me the risk of rabies

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If I have bitten by dog 2 month ago and dog is now healthy tell me the risk of rabies

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WHO rabies dog cat observation 10 days healthy bite post exposure prophylaxis

If the dog that bit you is still alive and completely healthy 2 months later, the risk that it transmitted rabies from that bite is effectively zero.
For dogs, cats, and ferrets, the standard observation rule is 10 days: if the animal remains healthy for 10 days after the bite, it was not shedding rabies virus in its saliva at the time of the bite. Two months healthy is far beyond that window. The CDC rabies guidance states this clearly.
A few important conditions:
  • This applies if it is definitely the same dog, and you have reliable knowledge that it has remained well.
  • This rule is for dogs, cats, and ferrets, not for bats or wild animals.
  • Get medical care promptly if the wound was never cleaned, is infected, or if your tetanus vaccination may not be current.
Based on the information you gave, rabies post-exposure vaccination would generally not be indicated for that bite.

I have taken rabies 3 vaccine post prophylaxis

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CDC rabies post exposure prophylaxis 4 dose vaccine animal healthy 10 days stop PEP

If you received 3 doses of rabies vaccine after this bite, and the same dog has remained healthy for 2 months, then that dog was not infectious with rabies when it bit you. The usual observation period is only 10 days.
So, for this particular bite, you would generally not need further rabies vaccine doses once the dog's healthy 10-day observation was reliably established. Do not take extra doses on your own. Confirm the decision with the clinic or doctor who started your PEP, especially if the dog’s health was not observed reliably by its owner or a veterinarian.
For reference, people not previously vaccinated often receive a 4-dose PEP course under CDC schedules, but local schedules differ. The key point here is that a dog remaining healthy beyond 10 days means it could not have transmitted rabies at the time of the bite, as described in the CDC observation guidance.
If you have had a new bite, scratch, or saliva exposure since then, that is a separate event and should be assessed promptly.
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