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 …

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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 …

Background Adhering to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP): wound treatment, vaccine, and
rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) is a crucial step in preventing rabies mortality. When PEP is …

Background: Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is an effective measure if
administered immediately. We evaluated the primary health care provided after animal bite …

Background Approximately 59,000 people die from rabies worldwide annually. Haiti is one
of the last remaining countries in the Western Hemisphere with endemic canine rabies …

Background: The increasing trend in animal bites and rabies in recent years makes the
disease a public health concern in Iran. The objectives of the current study were to …

Objective This study determines the magnitude and pattern of animal-related injury
mortalities and morbidities in rural Bangladesh. Design and setting A cross-sectional survey …

Background: Daunorubicin-induced acute cardiotoxicity caused by oxidative stress and free
radical formation. Pomegranate possessed a significant in vitro free radical scavenging …

Background Although rabies in dog bite patients is preventable through timely initiation of
post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), a number of barriers to achieving PEP exist. This study …