Rabies virus transmission via solid organs or tissue allotransplantation

Abstract Background Rabies, for which the mortality rate is almost 100%, is a zoonotic viral disease that can be transmitted via solid organs or tissue allotransplantation. Dozens of deaths from rabies via solid organs or tissues allotransplantation (ROTA) have been documented during the last decade...

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Main Authors: Xue-Xin Lu, Wu-Yang Zhu, Gui-Zhen Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0467-7