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Virological investigation of fatal rabies in a minor bitten by a mongrel in Nigeria.
The Pan African medical journal - 1 Jan 2021
Tekki Ishaya Sini, Onoja Bernard Anyebe, Faneye Adedayo Omotayo, Shittu Ismaila, Odaibo Georgina Ndejika, Olaleye David Olufemi
Abstract excerpt
Rabies is a deadly viral disease transmitted through bites of infected animals. Outbreaks continue to escalate in Africa, with fatalities in humans, especially in rural areas, but are rarely reported. About 40% casualties occur among children of < 15 years. A 5-year-old boy on referral from a Primary Health Care Centre to a tertiary hospital presented with anxiety, confusion, agitation, hydrophobia, photo-phobia...
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