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Dog bites in humans and estimating human rabies mortality in rabies endemic areas of Bhutan [1]

Dog bites in humans are a public health problem worldwide. The issues of increasing stray dog populations, rabies outbreaks, and the risk of dogs biting humans have been frequently reported by the media in Bhutan. This study aimed to estimate the bite incidence and identify the risk factors for dog bites in humans, and to estimate human deaths from rabies in rabies endemic south Bhutan.

Publication Date: 
22/11/2011
Tenzin [2], Navneet K. Dhand [3], Tashi Gyeltshen & et al [4]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases [5]
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Rabies [6], Bhutan [7], South Asia [8], Health Care [9]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tenzin
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/navneet-k-dhand
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tashi-gyeltshen-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rabies
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhutan
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care