Rabies in Grenada
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 66(6): 878-88, 1972.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-13001
Biblioteca responsável:
JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; RC960.R6
ABSTRACT
Rabies in Grenada wildlife is at present almost exclusively confined to the mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus, and it is currently estimated tht 3.5 percent of the mongoose population is rabid. There have been 4 human deaths in the past decade, and most of the rabies in dogs, cats, and domestic livestock is thought to originate from mongoose bites. In 1971 over 11,000 dogs were vaccinated, and 25 people received antirabies treatment as a consequence of bites. Although rabies is not yet established in dogs, the presence of a large dog population poses a permanent threat, and dog vaccination campaigns and attempts at mongoose eradication have provided only temporary relief from an increasing problem. The history of rabies on the island up to the end of 1971 is considered, and the outlook for the future discussed.(Summary)
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Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
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Doenças Negligenciadas
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Zoonoses
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Raiva
Limite:
Adolescente
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Animais
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Criança
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Caribe Inglês
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Granada
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
Ano de publicação:
1972
Tipo de documento:
Artigo