Long term trends and spatial distribution of animal bite injuries and deaths due to human rabies infection in Uganda, 2001-2015.

BACKGROUND:In the absence of accurate data on trends and the burden of human rabies infection in developing countries, animal bite injuries provide useful information to bridge that gap. Rabies is one of the most deadly infectious diseases, with a case fatality rate approaching 100%. Despite availab...

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Main Authors: Ben Masiira, Issa Makumbi, Joseph K B Matovu, Alex Riolexus Ario, Immaculate Nabukenya, Christine Kihembo, Frank Kaharuza, Monica Musenero, Anthony Mbonye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6103508?pdf=render