Rabies is the oldest diseases known to mankind. Occurring on all continents, except Antarctica, rabies remains one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) that predominantly affects the poor of the poor particularly in Asia and Africa still causing tens
I was bitten about a month ago in the woods around Hardy, Arkansas by an unknown animal -- something like a big raccoon, or dark colored fox, or medium sized dog, (it was dark, and it scared the dump out of me) on my right leg. I told the physician at the clinic about it, ...
Most respondents (86 %) believed that visiting a local hospital or clinic was necessary after a suspected rabid dog bite and that injection and/or vaccinations (post-ex- posure prophylactic [PEP]) should be sought. More than half of the respondents (61 %) wrongly...
Granted, if it were me, I probably would have been on the fence as to whether or not I tell my family about it, or if I just tried to hide it, so they wouldn't yell at me. So, you essentially thought that whatever occurred was 'no big deal,' when do you start to get worried...
However, we knew that there was a clinic in the next town that stocks post bite rabies treatment and if they were to be bitten help was at hand. We were talking to a local camp site owner just before we left. He said he’d had 4 guest bitten by dogs so far this year, and this...
In my clinic it is over $200 for the test. Additionally, if she does have a positive titre it means that she has had a vaccine before but no one knows how long it will be good for. In places where you require a rabies certificate they usually will not accept a blood titre test. ...
Do not require owner to bring dog to a MSP clinic Free-roaming dogs and/or owner may not be at home when the vaccinators arrive Aggressive or overly shy dogs can be more easily reached Parenteral rabies vaccine, requires dog restraint with potential risk of bites Unlikely to reach community...
When an animal is still alive, the rabies laboratory refers the owner to the nearby public veterinary clinic for observation. The IRED charges the owner of the animal 5000 FCFA (8 USD) for rabies diagnostic testing, and there is no charge for feral dogs. The rabies surveillance in N'...