Do you need to be vaccinated for monkey scratches?

  Theoretically, all mammals can develop rabies, and all are potentially at risk after being injured by a mammal and should be vaccinated, but it depends on immunization status and wound class.  We classify injured animals as high risk, low risk, or no risk, depending on the risk of disease after injury. High-risk animals: (1) dogs and cats; (2) stray or wild mammals; (3) bats: Low-risk animals: domestic animals such as cattle, sheep, horses and pigs, and rodents such as rabbits and rats. China is a high-risk area for rabies. Therefore, post-exposure disposal should always be carried out after being injured by a high-risk animal. Whether to conduct post-exposure treatment after being injured by low-risk animals should be based on the local epidemiological situation. Post-exposure disposal is generally not recommended. If a local unexplained death of a low-risk animal is found, or if a low-risk animal is found to have rabies, it is recommended that it be disposed of in accordance with high-risk animals. No-risk animals: All animals other than mammals do not transmit rabies, such as turtles, fish, and birds, etc. Injuries caused by them are no risk of exposure and no post-exposure rabies disposal is required. Humans are low-risk animals and do not require disposal for ordinary contact. Close contact with rabies patients should be disposed of as high risk.  If the monkey is scratched by a wild monkey, it is impossible to determine whether the monkey carries rabies virus and the person should be vaccinated against rabies and rabies immunoglobulin. If the monkey is scratched by a monkey in captivity, such as a zoo, the person can self-manage whether the monkey has completed rabies vaccination, and if the animal has been vaccinated and the monkey is assessed by animal managers and veterinarians not to have the possibility of rabies infection, the person can do not need to be vaccinated.