Dog Ecology, Bite Incidence, and Disease Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Survey among a Rabies-Affected Community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dog Ecology, Bite Incidence, and Disease Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Survey among a Rabies-Affected Community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Despite the existence of safe and efficacious human and animal rabies vaccines, millions of people remain at risk of exposure to this deadly zoonotic disease through bites of infected dogs. Sub-Saharan African countries, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bear the highest per capita...

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Main Authors: Céline Mbilo, Jean-Baptiste Kabongo, Pati Patient Pyana, Léon Nlonda, Raymond Williams Nzita, Bobo Luntadila, Badivé Badibanga, Jan Hattendorf, Jakob Zinsstag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
Rabies
free-roaming dog
dog ecology
dog bite incidence
zoonoses
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/7/3/98

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