Epidemiology and prevention of animal bite and human rabies in a rural community-One health experiment

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 4, Issue S1, 2014, Pages

  Masthi, Nugehally Raju Ramesh ^a   Narayana, Doddabele Hanumanthappa Ashwath ^a   Kulkarni, Praveen ^a   Gangaboraiah, ^a   Belludi, Ashwin ^b  

^a KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Animal bite; Incidence; Intradermal rabies vaccine; Post exposure prophylaxis; Pre exposure prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BITE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RABIES; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893500396     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60495-3     Document Type: Article

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