Two-leaves and many bites: Profiling dog-bites and adherence to rabies prophylaxis in tea-estate communities of Udalguri District, Assam, India
This retrospective study contributes to build the foundation for community-based approach to control dog-mediated rabies in TE by highlighting key epidemiological patterns, demographic vulnerabilities and limitations of the existing intervention implementation delivery among TE communities. We recommend further in-depth investigations to inform the context specific interventions designed to address the unique vulnerabilities, thereby reducing the risk of rabies specifically in tea -estate populations.
Authors
- Salome Dürr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-5980)
- Harish Kumar Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2911-9895)
- A. Kurup
- Karma Wangdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-4824)
- Jully Gogoi-Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7648-5858)
- Laura Cunha Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-2494)
- Parimala Mohanty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1442-5299)
- Shanti Priya Kindo
- Rasika G. Shirke
- Chalasani Satwik
- Riya Shigwan
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IN)
- Murdoch University (AU)
- i3gb Foundation (IN)
- D.Y. Patil University (IN)
- DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance (IN)
- Public Health Foundation of India (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013791
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.04