Feral dog bite causing paralytic rabies: Difficult diagnosis and failure of prevention
Rabies is an acute encephalitis caused by a virus from the genus Lyssavirus (family Rhabdoviridae). It has the highest case fatality rate when compared with other infectious diseases, with over 99% of human deaths occurring in Asia and Africa. Animal-related injuries in Saudi Arabia remain a public...
Main Authors: | Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Emna Chtourou, Osama Abuhawi, Nawal Abdelghaffar, Mohammad Alshehri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Saudi Journal for Health Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.saudijhealthsci.org/article.asp?issn=2278-0521;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=260;epage=263;aulast=Algahtani |
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