Comments on: Rabies! Or what to do if you get bitten by a dog in Cambodia

By: Anthony Joseph Cataldo II

Anthony Joseph Cataldo II — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:10:10 +0000

Got my first of 4 shots at $35 each within 1 hour of a dog bite, so I hope I am okay. 3 tiny puncture wounds from grabbing the dog by the upper snout, rendering him helpless, and his teeth were dull.

By: Lina Goldberg

Lina Goldberg — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:24:59 +0000

In reply to Zoe Carroll. If you're going to Phnom Penh, you could get the pre-exposure rabies vaccine at Pasteur Clinic. Or if you're only going to be in Siem Reap contact Neak Tep and you can get more specific details about what they offer and the price. All of of the pre-travel vaccinations will be cheaper in Cambodia, and some might be worth getting if you travel regularly even if they won't kick in immediately.

By: Zoe Carroll

Zoe Carroll — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:56:39 +0000

I found your article really useful thank you. We are travelling �鶹��ýӳ�� as a family of 4 and I would love to get the pre travel vaccinations but it amounts to nearly £1000 in the UK! Does anyone know the difference in treatment path for vaccinated v non vaccinated and is RIG readily available in Siem Reap? Many thanks

By: Ramon

Ramon — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:53:38 +0000

My rabies injection experiences happened somewhere in 2018, after I was out of nothing bitten from behind, in my lower right leg, by a stray dog at a temple in Kratie. Being far from the big city, I did get on my motorbike and got back to Phnom Penh within 48 hours and drove straight to the Royal Hospital. I was charged a low price for the horse serum and a high price for the human serum. I needed at least 5 injections deep into the wounds, so make that 5x $500. My insurance back home paid, so indeed I hardly cared. I do remember screaming up that entire emergency ward when these needles went in. I had my entire bingo card full of tropical disease experiences, but this one was the most painful experience ever.

By: Ramon

Ramon — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:49:05 +0000

In reply to kenneth liss. As the former owner of The Flicks I can confirm there is none, but the big cineplexes might still show the blockbusters only. After running the Flicks for over 10 years, I wanted out and covid and the entire exodus of tourists and local expats made that absolutely necessary. I would be hard to have survived the last three years, honestly. I have also heard that the major distributor in Cambodia was going after anybody who was pretending to be a small movie theater and fined bars and hostels that even showed The Killing Fields movie on their televisions, as the distributor owns the rights with Sony Pictures. I wouldn't even start a movie theater for the foreigners in town for already that reason.