Epidemiology of urban dog-related injuries requiring rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in Marseille, France

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Gautret, Philippe ^a   Le Roux, Séverine ^a   Faucher, Benoît ^a   Gaudart, Jean ^b   Brouqui, Philippe ^a   Parola, Philippe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Dog bites; Epidemiology; Rabies post exposure prophylaxis; Risk factors; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG BITE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874497337     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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