The Role of Community Engagement in Rabies Prevention
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.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13870825
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00