Epidemiology, Impact and Control of Rabies in Nepal: A Systematic Review.

• Main Authors: Brecht Devleesschauwer (Author), Arjun Aryal (Author), Barun Kumar Sharma (Author), Anita Ale (Author), Anne Declercq (Author), Stephanie Depraz (Author), Tara Nath Gaire (Author), Gyanendra Gongal (Author), Surendra Karki (Author), Basu Dev Pandey (Author), Sher Bahadur Pun (Author), Luc Duchateau (Author), Pierre Dorny (Author), Niko Speybroeck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Rabies is a vaccine-preventable viral zoonosis belonging to the group of neglected tropical diseases. Exposure to a rabid animal may result in a fatal acute encephalitis if effective post-exposure prophylaxis is not provided. Rabies occurs worldwide, but its burden is disproportionately h...