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The Role of Community Engagement in Rabies Prevention

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Rabies or hydrophobia is a fatal yet preventable zoonotic disease of viral origin. It mainly attacks the central nervous system and causes progressive inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by a RNA virus belonging to genus Lyssavirus in Rhabdoviridae family. It mainly affects mammals, including humans, and is usually spread by the bite of infected animals. The transmission of up to 90% of human rabies cases is attributed to dogs.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13870825

Author: Suraksha Subedi Deka, Aditya Baruah, Manoj Kumar Kalita & Shiney George

Language: English

Topic: Rabies epidemiology and control

Subfield: Virology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6893164413

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