Investigation of Canine-Mediated Human Rabies Death, Haiti, 2015

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tran, Cuc H. ; Etheart, Melissa D. ; Andrecy, Lesly L. ; Augustin, Pierre Dilius ; Kligerman, Maxwell ; Crowdis, Kelly ; Adrien, Paul ; Dismer, Amber ; Blanton, Jesse D. ; Millien, Max ; Wallace, Ryan M.
• Description:
  In Haiti, an investigation occurred after the death of a 4-year-old girl with suspected rabies. With tips provided by community members, the investigation led to the identification of 2 probable rabies-related deaths and 16 persons bitten by rabid dogs, 75% of which chose postexposure prophylaxis. Community engagement can bolster rabies control.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Animals Bites And Stings/Epidemiology Child, Preschool Dog Diseases Dogs Female Humans Middle Aged Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Rabies Rabies Vaccines Vaccination Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(1):156-158.
• Pubmed ID:
  29260668
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5749435
• Document Type:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:67d5b75bacfd48fa3f7ac856e3bb9027a196565584e5726a00ef019c5a80994d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50927/cdc_50927_DS1.pdf
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