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Level and pattern of human rabies and dog bites in Techiman Municipality in the Middle Belt of Ghana: a six year retrospective records review

INTRODUCTION: Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease that is transmitted primarily by bites from rabid dogs and has the highest case fatality rate of most infectious diseases in humans. We described a 6-year trend of rabies and dog bites in a peri-urban district in Ghana. METHODS: A record review was co...

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Autores principales:	Punguyire, Damien Tioyire, Osei-Tutu, Anthony, Aleser, Emmanuel Vikpenibe, Letsa, Timothy
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2017
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6011005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942413 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.28.281.14218

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