Rabies in South Africa and the FIFA soccer world cup: Travelers' awareness for an endemic but neglected disease

Human Vaccines

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 385-389

  Malerczyk, Claudius ^a   Nel, L H ^b   Gniel, D ^c   Blumberg, L ^d  

^a Medical Affairs Middle East and Africa   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

FIFA world cup; Post exposure prophylaxis; Pre exposure prophylaxis; Rabies; Soccer; South Africa; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ANTARCTICA; DOG; EMPORIATRICS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77953704938     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.6.5.11713     Document Type: Review

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