Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) about rabies prevention and control: a community survey in Tanzania.

Despite being entirely preventable, canine rabies still kills 55,000 people/year in developing countries. Information about local beliefs and practices can identify knowledge gaps that may affect prevention practices and lead to unnecessary deaths.We investigated knowledge, attitudes and practices r...

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Main Authors: Maganga Sambo, Tiziana Lembo, Sarah Cleaveland, Heather M Ferguson, Lwitiko Sikana, Cleophas Simon, Honorati Urassa, Katie Hampson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256472?pdf=render