Bats and rabies in Thailand

[Mormolin]

Hello! I am curious to have your opinion about the dangerousness and odds of rabies transmission from bats in Thailand.

 

This evening, I was fixing something on my rooftop and I didn't notice a bat that suddently flew away very fast because I disturbed it. The bat was maybe at 3-4 feet away from me, and I didn't have direct contact with it. And then, it was inevitable, my hypocondriac brain start spinning and I asked myself : What if while flying away, some saliva of the bat could have came in some way in contact with my mouth. I know the odds are probably very low, but who knows!

 

My girlfriend and I are now wondering if we need to get post-exposure vaccine or if I am just totally freaking out for absolutely nothing.

Edited July 1, 2021 by Mormolin

[Salerno]

17 minutes ago, Mormolin said:

totally freaking out for absolutely nothing.

 

[RichardColeman]

More likely to get rabies from the dog sat inside the 7/11 by the hot dog counter

[Sheryl]

The odds are way, way below low. You are being ridiculous. And I doubt you could persuade any clinic to give you post0-exposure rabies vaccine based on this  (non) "exposure".

[PPMMUU]

The odd are very low.

You can get preexposure rabies vaccine if you want to.