Dog bites in humans and estimating human rabies mortality in rabies endemic areas of bhutan

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Tenzin, ^a,b   Dhand, Navneet K ^a   Gyeltshen, Tashi ^c   Firestone, Simon ^a   Zangmo, Chhimi ^d   Dema, Chimi ^c   Gyeltshen, Rawang ^e   Ward, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Regional Livestock Development Centre   (Bhutan)

^c Phuentsholing General Hospital   (Bhutan)

^d Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital   (Bhutan)

^e Gelephu Regional Referral Hospital   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BHUTAN; BITE WOUND; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG BITE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RISK; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RABIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; DOG; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BHUTAN; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RABIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82555184895     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001391     Document Type: Article

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