[Expert consensus on rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in children (2025 edition)].

Children constitute a high-risk population for rabies exposure due to their physiological and psychological characteristics and limited self-protection abilities, making them particularly vulnerable to severe bites on the head, face, or multiple body parts, which significantly increases the risk of disease onset. Furthermore, rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in children exhibits distinct features in wound management, rabies vaccination, and the use of passive immunizing agents. To address the current challenges of inconsistent awareness and suboptimal practices in rabies exposure prevention for children in China, the Rabies Prevention and Control Committee of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, the Branch of Animal Injury Treatment, China Association for Disaster and Emergency Rescue Medicine, the Branch of Animal Injury and Prevention & Treatment of Acute Infectious Diseases, Beijing Association of Holistic Integrative Medicine have developed this consensus. Based on a comprehensive review and evaluation of the latest domestic and international research evidence, as well as relevant standards and guidelines, this consensus integrates clinical practice characteristics specific to rabies exposure prevention in Chinese children, aiming to systematically improve the standardization and quality of rabies exposure prevention management nationwide.