Feral dog bite causing paralytic rabies: Difficult diagnosis and failure of prevention

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...

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Main Authors: Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Emna Chtourou, Osama Abuhawi, Nawal Abdelghaffar, Mohammad Alshehri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal for Health Sciences
Subjects:
dogs
immunization
postexposure prophylaxis
rabies
saudi arabia
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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