Perception of canine rabies among pupils under 15 years in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria

Rabies is an endemic, highly fatal, and vaccine-preventable disease with severe socio-economic implications. Most (99%) human rabies cases are transmitted through dog bites. Children under 15 years account for 40% of all dog bite victims and 35–50% of all rabies deaths. Rabies awareness among this v...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mustapha, Folashade O. Bamidele, Ahmed Tijani Abubakar, Ahmed Ibrahim, Muftau Oyewo, Ibrahim Abdulrahim, Jimoh Muhammad Yakub, Idris A. Olanrewaju, Nusirat Elelu, Andy Gibson, Stella Mazeri, Muhammad Bashir Bolajoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9348711/?tool=EBI