Human rabies in rural Bangladesh

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1964-1971

  Hossain, M ^a   Ahmed, K ^b   Bulbul, T ^a   Hossain, S ^c   Rahman, A ^d   Biswas, M N U ^e   Nishizono, A ^f  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (Bangladesh)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tongi Municipality ^*  (Bangladesh)

^d Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^e Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^f OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal bites; Bangladesh; human; rabies; rural

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BITE; CAT BITE; CHILD; DOG BITE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION; WOUND CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANGLADESH; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RABIES; RURAL HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869447157     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881100272X     Document Type: Article

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