据陕西省西安市卫生部门透露，当地一位32岁的女子注射了符合标准的狂犬疫苗，但还是在被狗咬了之后感染死亡。
The rabies vaccines administered to a 32-year-old woman in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, who died after being infected through a dog bite, were up to standard, according to local health authorities.
据西安市卫计委表示，6月20日，龙秀玲的左脚踝被一只流浪狗咬伤，她于当天在西安一家大医院西安中心医院接受了医学治疗，包括接种疫苗和抗生素。
Long Xiuling, who was bitten by a stray dog on her left ankle on June 20, received medical treatment the same day, including the vaccine and antibiotics, at Xi'an Central Hospital, a major hospital in the city, the Xi'an Health and Family Planning Commission said.
医院急诊部门的医生建议她在休息时接种四支以上的疫苗，直至7月18日。而龙秀玲在医院接种了三次疫苗。
The doctor in the hospital's emergency department also advised her to get four more doses of vaccine at intervals until July 18. Long received three vaccinations at the hospital.
7月17日，龙秀玲前往西安西京医院，在这里她被确诊为狂犬病。随后，她被转移至西安第八医院治疗，在医生们试图挽救她的生命失败后，她在该医院死亡。
Long went to Xijing Hospital, also in Xi'an, on July 17, where she was diagnosed with rabies. She was then transferred to Xi'an Eighth Hospital for treatment, where she died after attempts to save her life failed, the commission said.
卫计委表示，龙秀玲在西安中心医院接受的疫苗，是由一家正规公司生产的、并且被妥善保存和运输，这保证了它们的质量。此外，卫计委还指出，这些疫苗是由省疾控中心购买的。
The vaccines Long received at Xi'an Central were produced by a certified company and were properly stored and transported, which ensures their quality, the commission said, noting that they were purchased by the provincial disease prevention and control centre.
医院急诊医生曹华凌表示，龙秀玲事件中疫苗失效的原因可能有多个。
Cao Hualing, an emergency doctor at the hospital, said there might be several reasons for the ineffectiveness of the vaccine in Long's case.
“这只流浪狗体内的病毒水平可能已经很高了，还有可能是在龙秀玲接种第一支疫苗前，她的神经系统就已经感染了。”
"The level of virus in the stray dog may have been very high and may have infected Long's neurological system before she received the first dose of vaccine," he said.
他说道：“免疫能力差的病人可能无法抵制狂犬病。在这个例子中，疫苗就不起作用了。”
"Patients with low immune capacity may not be able to resist rabies." In such a case, the vaccine may not work, he said.