First human rabies case in French Guiana, 2008: Epidemiological investigation and control

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Meynard, Jean Baptiste ^a   Flamand, Claude ^b   Dupuy, Céline ^c   Mahamat, Aba ^d   Eltges, Françoise ^e   Queuche, Frederic ^a   Renner, Julien ^a   Fontanella, Jean Michel ^d   Hommel, Didier ^d   Dussart, Philippe ^a   Grangier, Claire ^d   Djossou, Félix ^d   Dacheux, Laurent ^f   Goudal, Maryvonne ^f   Berger, Franck ^a   Ardillon, Vanessa ^b   Krieger, Nicolas ^c   Bourhy, Hervé ^f   Spiegel, André ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^b Regional Epidemiology Cell   (French Guiana)

^c Departmental Veterinary Direction   (French Guiana)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CAYENNE   (French Guiana)

^e Health Regional Agency   (French Guiana)

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; FRENCH GUIANA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RISK; TELECOMMUNICATION; VACCINATION; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; ANIMAL; BAT; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SALIVA; SKIN; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RABIES VIRUS; SALIVA; SKIN;

EID: 84857891333     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001537     Document Type: Article

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