Serological evidence of natural exposure to rabies in rural populations in Gabon.

• Main Authors: Linda Bohou Kombila (Author), Nadine N'dilimabaka (Author), Julien Lannoy (Author), Eric Elguero (Author), Eric M Leroy (Author), Laurent Dacheux (Author), Pierre Becquart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rabies is one of the oldest known zoonotic diseases, with dogs being the main reservoir for 99% of the cases of human rabies. However, wild animals may also be rabies vectors. In most cases, contact with a rabid animal results in rabies without pre- or post-exposure prophylaxis, and the disease is n...