Human rabies in Zhejiang Province, China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue , 2015, Pages 77-82

  Ren, Jiangping ^a   Gong, Zhenyu ^a   Chen, Enfu ^a   Lin, Junfen ^a   Lv, Huakun ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Liu, Shelan ^a   Sun, Jimin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Human rabies; Immunization

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CHINA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SUMMER; VACCINATION; WOUND CARE; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; SEASON; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DISEASE VECTORS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; SEASONS; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940203405     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.07.013     Document Type: Article

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