Dog bites in humans and estimating human rabies mortality in rabies endemic areas of Bhutan.

• Main Authors: Tenzin (Author), Navneet K Dhand (Author), Tashi Gyeltshen (Author), Simon Firestone (Author), Chhimi Zangmo (Author), Chimi Dema (Author), Rawang Gyeltshen (Author), Michael P Ward (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Dog bites in humans are a public health problem worldwide. The issues of increasing stray dog populations, rabies outbreaks, and the risk of dogs biting humans have been frequently reported by the media in Bhutan. This study aimed to estimate the bite incidence and identify the risk fact...