Protecting children from rabies with education and pre-exposure prophylaxis: A school-based campaign in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines.

Rabies remains endemic in the Philippines. A study was conducted in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines to: (i) detect the true incidence of animal bites in school children aged 5-14 years using active surveillance and compare these data to estimates from the existing passive surveillance system, (ii) eva...

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Main Authors: Raffy Deray, Cesar Rivera, Shiela Gripon, Corazon Ulanday, Maria Concepcion Roces, Anna Charinna Amparo, Michael Attlan, Clarisse Demont, Alexia Kieffer, Mary Elizabeth Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5749686?pdf=render