Prophylactic treatment abandonment in people bitten by suspected rabid animals, El Salvador, 2013-2017
Introduction: Around the world 60,000 people die from rabies each year. The main form of exposure to rabies is by the bite of animals infected with the virus. More than 20,000 cases of rabies-transmitting animal bites are reported each year, in El Salvador, a country located in Central America. Peop...
Main Authors: | Larisa Chavarría, Edgar Quinteros, Mario Sánchez, Rhina Domínguez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=9;spage=5148;epage=5154;aulast=Chavarría |
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