Assessing the burden of human rabies in India: results of a national multi-center epidemiological survey

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-35

  Sudarshan, M K ^a   Madhusudana, S N ^b   Mahendra, B J ^a   Rao, N S N ^c   Ashwath Narayana, D H ^a   Abdul Rahman, S ^d   Meslin, F X ^e   Lobo, D ^e   Ravikumar, K ^f   Gangaboraiah, ^a  

^a KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^c Centre for Research in Health and Social Welfare Management   (India)

^d Commonwealth Veterinary Association ^*  (India)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f Office of the WHO Representative to India   (India)

Author keywords

Dogs; Hydrophobia; India; Rabies immunoglobulins; Rabies mortality; Rabies vaccines

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BITE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBIA; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHOBIA; RABIES; RURAL AREA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; RABIES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33845588777     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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