Estimating human rabies mortality in the United Republic of Tanzania from dog bite injuries

Estimating human rabies mortality in the United Republic of Tanzania from dog bite injuries

OBJECTIVE: To make quantitative predictions about the magnitude of underreporting of human rabies deaths in the United Republic of Tanzania. METHODS: Human rabies deaths were estimated by using a series of probability steps to calculate the likelihood of rabies developing after the bite of a suspect...

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Main Authors: Cleaveland Sarah, Fèvre Eric M., Kaare Magai, Coleman Paul G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Rabies/mortality
Rabies/epidemiology
Dogs
Bites and stings/mortalité
Epidemiologic surveillance
Probability
Risk factors
United Republic of the United Republic of Tanzania
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000400009

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