Incidence of Rabies in Humans and Domestic Animals and People's Awareness in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Jemberu, Wudu Temesgen ^a   Molla, Wassie ^a   Almaw, Gizat ^b   Alemu, Sefinew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b National Animal Health Diagnosis and Investigation Center   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ETHIOPIA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOAT; HORSE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNOWLEDGE; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84878481483     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002216     Document Type: Article

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