Lack of documentation in animal bite cases and its impact on rabies biologicals utilization

Introduction: Rabies has significant health and economic consequences for both humans and animals. Annually, India witnesses 17.4 million dog bites, yet only 3 million individuals receive post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). There is a shortage of anti-rabies vaccine in India as quoted in many news repo...

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Main Authors: Rohit Batish, Simmi Oberoi, Virender Verma, Sunvir Rai, Aman D. Singh, Japneet Kaur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-05-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1612_23