Diseases, Volume 8, Issue 1
March 2020 - 7 articles
Cover Story: Rabies ranked 12th on the WHO list of major killer diseases, and it is under the OIE category of multiple species diseases, infections, and infestations. Currently, it remains an ongoing threat to human populations and animals in many parts of the world. The etiologic agent of this disease is the rabies virus, belonging to the genus Lyssavirus and family Rhabdoviridae. Rabies is one of the most serious zoonotic diseases. Once clinical signs develop, the disease results in almost 100% fatality. Next to Asia, Africa is the continent most affected by rabies, with an estimated 24,000 (44%) of the 55,000 annual rabies deaths worldwide, which has been estimated to increase to 59,000 annual rabies deaths after 10 years. Domestic dogs are considered to be the main sources (>90%) of human rabies in Africa and more than 88% of the exposure cases in Ethiopia were due to dog bites. In the study area, the community believes in the use of traditional practices as a control m
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