Vaccine Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Vaccine Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Rabies
Research from University of Sheffield yields new findings on rabies
February 11th, 2009
"Thousands of human deaths from rabies occur annually despite the availability of effective vaccines following exposure, and for disease control in the animal reservoir. Our aim was to assess risk factors associated with exposure and to determine why human deaths from endemic canine rabies still occur," scientists writing in the journal Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases report. "Methods and Findings: Contact tracing was used to gather data on rabies exposures, post-exposure prophylaxis ( PEP) delivered and deaths in two rural districts in northwestern Tanzania from 2002 to 2006. Data on risk factors and the propensity to seek and complete courses of PEP was...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-02-11)
|
