Investigation to determine staff exposure and describe animal bite surveillance after detection of a rabid zebra in a safari lodge in Kenya, 2011

INTRODUCTION: Rabies is a fatal viral infection, resulting in >55,000 deaths globally each year. In August 2011, a young orphaned zebra at a Kenyan safari lodge acquired rabies and potentially exposed >150 tourists and local staff. An investigation was initiated to determine exposures among th...

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Autores principales: Obonyo, Mark, Arvelo, Wences, Kadivane, Samuel, Orundu, Moses, Lankau, Emily, Gakuya, Francis, Munyua, Peninah, Githinji, Jane, Marano, Nina, Njenga, Kariuki, Omolo, Jared, Montgomery, Joel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25815092
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.10.3434

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25815092
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.10.3434

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