Background Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with
outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria–the most populous country in Africa–rabies …

Even though Africa has the highest per capita death rate from rabies of any continent, and
the disease is almost entirely transmitted by the bites of rabid dogs, there has been no …

Rabies is transmitted to humans mainly by dogs but also by other animal species. Reliable
data on the incidence of Rabies virus (RABV) in humans, dogs, and other animal species in …

Recently reports have emerged of rabies outbreaks in townships close to the city of Lokoja,
the capital city of Kogi State in Nigeria. Areas in Lokoja are known to have high rates of dog …

Laboratory-based surveillance is fundamental to effective rabies prevention and control. The
direct fluorescent antibody (AB) test (FAT) is the gold standard for rabies diagnosis …

Rabies is a neglected zoonotic disease with veterinary and public health significance,
particularly in Africa and Asia. The current knowledge of the epidemiology of rabies in …

Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease endemic in developing countries of Asia and Africa.
Recently, the direct rapid immunohistochemical test (DRIT) was recommended by the World …

Rabies is transmitted to humans mainly by dogs but also by other animal species. Reliable
data on the incidence of Rabies virus (RABV) in humans, dogs, and other animal species in …

Retrospective records of suspected cases of rabies were retrieved from Veterinary Hospitals
in Osun, Ekiti, Ogun and Oyo states in south-west Nigeria; to establish the number of …