Rabies in nonhuman primates and potential for transmission to humans: a literature review and examination of selected French national data.

• Main Authors: Philippe Gautret (Author), Jesse Blanton (Author), Laurent Dacheux (Author), Florence Ribadeau-Dumas (Author), Philippe Brouqui (Author), Philippe Parola (Author), Douglas H Esposito (Author), Hervé Bourhy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The nonhuman primate (NHP)-related injuries in rabies-enzootic countries is a public health problem of increasing importance. The aims of this work are to collect data concerning rabies transmission from NHPs to humans; to collate medical practices regarding rabies postexposure prophylax...