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8916 Social & Preventive Medicine

A boy complained of unprovoked bite by a local dog in the community. The dog was later caught by the local animal authorities and appeared to the healthy. The most appropriate course of action would be:

AGive post-exposure prophylaxis to the bitten person with cell-culture derived vaccine (Correct Answer)
BWithhold vaccination, keep the dog under observation for ten days for signs of rabies
CTest the dog for rabies antibodies
DImmediately carry out euthanasia of the dog