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Report #2901812

Received Jun 29, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
Age unknown
State
VA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Aug 15, 2025
Onset
Days to onset
Hospital days

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
RABRABIES (RABAVERT)NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS1UnknownIM
UNKVACCINE NOT SPECIFIED (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNKUnknown

Symptoms (1)

Lack of vaccination site rotation

Symptom narrative

The patient received the HRIG and the RabAvert vaccine in the same arm; Case reference number US-BN-2025-001428 is a spontaneous case initially received from a nurse via Communications (reference number: USBAV25-2064) on 19-Aug-2025 and concerns a male patient of unspecified age. The patient's medical history and concomitant medications was not provided. On an unspecified date, the patient was in attic and discovered puncture wounds on arm but did not know what type of animal bite. The patient suspected it was a bat. As reported, the bite was on the patient's forearm. On 15-Aug-2025 (Friday), unknown time after animal bite, the patient went to the emergency room (ER) after sustaining a bite, the patient received the first dose of RabAvert vaccine along with its constituent parts: prefilled syringe, needle for injection and needle for reconstitution (batch number: unknown) at an unknown dose or site of administration, intramuscularly, for indication post exposure, probable bat bite and the patient received two dose the HRIG (immunoglobulin human anti-rabies; batch number: unknown), at unknown dose, route of administration, and it was unknown whether the patient received the medications right around the bite or if they just did the two divided on each arm for indication post exposure, probable bat bite. As reported HRIG vaccine and RabAbavert vaccine administered in the same arm (explicitly coded as 'lack of vaccination site rotation'). At the time of initial report, it was unknown if the patient experienced any adverse event due to RabAvert vaccine. No additional information was provided.; Reporter's Comments: A spontaneous report concerning a male patient of unspecified age, the patient discovered puncture wounds on the forearm in an attic, suspected to be from a bat. He received the first dose of RabAvert with reconstitution components and two doses of HRIG for post exposure prophylaxis, with both products administered in the same arm (coded as lack of vaccination site rotation). No adverse events were reported. The event is considered listed per company convention. The outcome was unknown. The medical history, concomitant medications, and batch numbers were not provided. The event is assessed as not related to suspect vaccine, but to human factor. The case is non-serious.; Sender's Comments: A spontaneous report concerning a male patient of unspecified age, the patient discovered puncture wounds on the forearm in an attic, suspected to be from a bat. He received the first dose of RabAvert with reconstitution components and two doses of HRIG for post exposure prophylaxis, with both products administered in the same arm (coded as lack of vaccination site rotation). No adverse events were reported. The event is considered listed per company convention. The outcome was unknown. The medical history, concomitant medications, and batch numbers were not provided. The event is assessed as not related to suspect vaccine, but to human factor. The case is non-serious.

Medical history

Comments: None