Re-evaluating the burden of rabies in Africa and Asia

• Main Authors: Darryn L. Knobel (Author), Sarah Cleaveland (Author), Paul G. Coleman (Author), Eric M. Fèvre (Author), Martin I. Meltzer (Author), M. Elizabeth G. Miranda (Author), Alexandra Shaw (Author), Jakob Zinsstag (Author), François-Xavier Meslin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2005-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To quantify the public health and economic burden of endemic canine rabies in Africa and Asia. METHODS: Data from these regions were applied to a set of linked epidemiological and economic models. The human population at risk from endemic canine rabies was predicted using data on dog dens...