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Profile of dog bite victims in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria: a review of dog bite records (2006-2008)
INTRODUCTION: Dogs are the major reservoir of rabies virus in Nigeria; transmission to humans is via a bite by rabid dog. Between 2006 and 2008 National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) rabies laboratory reported increased numbers of rabies in dogs and human dog bites. The objective of the study...
Autores principales: | Alabi, Olaniran, Nguku, Patrick, Chukwukere, Silvester, Gaddo, Ayika, Nsubuga, Peter, Umoh, Joliath |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4199353/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25328631 http://dx.doi.org/10.11694/pamj.supp.2014.18.1.4341 |
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