Investigation of Canine-Mediated Human Rabies Death, Haiti, 2015

In Haiti, an investigation occurred after the death of a 4-year-old girl with suspected rabies. With tips provided by community members, the investigation led to the identification of 2 probable rabies-related deaths and 16 persons bitten by rabid dogs, 75% of which chose postexposure prophylaxis. C...

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Autores principales: Tran, Cuc H., Etheart, Melissa D., Andrecy, Lesly L., Augustin, Pierre Dilius, Kligerman, Maxwell, Crowdis, Kelly, Adrien, Paul, Dismer, Amber, Blanton, Jesse D., Millien, Max, Wallace, Ryan M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29260668
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.161555
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author Tran, Cuc H.
Etheart, Melissa D.
Andrecy, Lesly L.
Augustin, Pierre Dilius
Kligerman, Maxwell
Crowdis, Kelly
Adrien, Paul
Dismer, Amber
Blanton, Jesse D.
Millien, Max
Wallace, Ryan M.
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Etheart, Melissa D.
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description In Haiti, an investigation occurred after the death of a 4-year-old girl with suspected rabies. With tips provided by community members, the investigation led to the identification of 2 probable rabies-related deaths and 16 persons bitten by rabid dogs, 75% of which chose postexposure prophylaxis. Community engagement can bolster rabies control.
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spelling pubmed-57494352018-01-17 Investigation of Canine-Mediated Human Rabies Death, Haiti, 2015 Tran, Cuc H. Etheart, Melissa D. Andrecy, Lesly L. Augustin, Pierre Dilius Kligerman, Maxwell Crowdis, Kelly Adrien, Paul Dismer, Amber Blanton, Jesse D. Millien, Max Wallace, Ryan M. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter In Haiti, an investigation occurred after the death of a 4-year-old girl with suspected rabies. With tips provided by community members, the investigation led to the identification of 2 probable rabies-related deaths and 16 persons bitten by rabid dogs, 75% of which chose postexposure prophylaxis. Community engagement can bolster rabies control. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5749435/ /pubmed/29260668 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.161555 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Andrecy, Lesly L.
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Crowdis, Kelly
Adrien, Paul
Dismer, Amber
Blanton, Jesse D.
Millien, Max
Wallace, Ryan M.
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