Stray dog trade fuelled by dog meat consumption as a risk factor for rabies infection in Calabar, southern Nigeria
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Stray dog trade fuelled by dog meat consumption as a risk factor for rabies infection in Calabar, southern Nigeria.
BACKGROUND Rabies is a preventable zoonosis with the highest case fatality of any disease in the world. In the developing world, it is transmitted mainly by dog bites. In parts of southern Nigeria, dog meat is a delicacy. OBJECTIVE To highlight trade in stray dogs as a major risk factor for rabies in animals and humans in south-south Nigeria. METHOD Patients admitted into the University of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Health Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1680-6905
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i4.44