The spatiotemporal expansion of human rabies and its probable explanation in mainland China, 2004-2013.

• Main Authors: Hong-Wu Yao (Author), Yang Yang (Author), Kun Liu (Author), Xin-Lou Li (Author), Shu-Qing Zuo (Author), Ruo-Xi Sun (Author), Li-Qun Fang (Author), Wu-Chun Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Human rabies is a significant public health concern in mainland China. However, the neglect of rabies expansion and scarce analyses of the dynamics have made the spatiotemporal spread pattern of human rabies and its determinants being poorly understood. METHODS:We collected geographic loc...