Epidemiology of animal bites and other potential rabies exposures and anti-rabies vaccine utilization in a rural area in Southern Ethiopia

Epidemiology of animal bites and other potential rabies exposures and anti-rabies vaccine utilization in a rural area in Southern Ethiopia

The presented report describes the epidemiology of potential rabies exposures and examines the utilization of anti-rabies vaccine in a rural area of Ethiopia during a period of 43 months. A total of 683 persons (51.1% females, 73% children) with animal- related bites were included in the retrospecti...

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Main Authors: José M Ramos, Napoleón Melendez, Francisco Reyes, Ganamo Gudiso, Dejene Biru, Gamadi Fano, Gulelat Aberra, Dalu Tessema, Abraham Tesfamariam, Seble Balcha, Félix Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2015-02-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Subjects:
Animal bites
animal-related injuries
Rabies
anti-rabies vaccine
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/Epidemiology-of-animal-bites-and-other-potential-rabies-exposures-and-anti-rabies-vaccine-utilization-in-a-rural-area-in-Southern-Ethiopia,72235,0,2.html

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