Rabies is a zoonotic, fatal and progressive neurological infection caused by rabies virus of
the genus Lyssavirus and family Rhabdoviridae. It affects all warm-blooded animals and the …

Rabies is an acute encephalitis caused by a lyssavirus. It is primarily transmitted through
bites of infected dogs which results in the worldwide death of an estimated 59000 humans …

Background Human animal-bite injuries are a serious public health problem due to
associated risk for rabies virus exposure. Animal-bite injuries especially dog bites are useful …

Abstract The World Health Organization reports that over 60,000 humans die of rabies
annually, worldwide. Most occur in remote regions of developing countries. Almost all …

Background Rabies is invariably a fatal disease. Appropriate wound treatment and prompt
rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) are of great importance to rabies prevention. The …

Prevalence of Dog Bites in Rural and Urban Slums of Delhi: A Community‑based Study Page 1
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Background According to the global framework of eliminating human rabies, China is
responding to achieve the target of zero human death from dog-mediated rabies by 2030 …

Background Rabies is a devastating zoonotic disease of mammals that causes encephalitis
and death. It is endemic in India, with an estimated annual 20,000 human deaths (one-third …

Objectives One way to prevent deaths due to rabies is the timely utilization of post-exposure
prophylaxis (PEP). Therefore, in addition to an understanding of the epidemiological …

To prevent human rabies deaths close communication between the veterinary and human
health sector is needed for timely and adequate treatment after a bite exposure. Good …