Animal-associated injuries and related diseases among returned travellers: A review of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2656-2663

  Gautret, Philippe ^a   Schwartz, Eli ^b   Shaw, Marc ^c   Soula, Georges ^d   Gazin, Pierre ^a,d,e   Delmont, Jean ^a,d   Parola, Philippe ^a,d   Soavi, Marie José ^a   Matchett, Elizabeth ^f   Brown, Graham ^f   Torresi, Joseph ^f  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Worldwise Travellers Health and Vaccination Centre   (New Zealand)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^f ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal associated injuries; Rabies; Travellers

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BITE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; EMPORIATRICS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RABIES; TRAVEL;

EID: 33947132657     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.12.034     Document Type: Article

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