Summary What is already known about this topic?Although fatal once clinical signs appear,rabies is preventable through three proven,effective interventions including mass dog vaccination,postexposure prophylaxis(PEP),...Summary What is already known about this topic?Although fatal once clinical signs appear,rabies is preventable through three proven,effective interventions including mass dog vaccination,postexposure prophylaxis(PEP),and,though sometimes neglected,awareness of rabies.What is added by this report?The total awareness rate of rabies-related knowledge among rural residents was only 57.9%in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,one of the provinciallevel administrative divisions(PLADs)with endemic rabies in China.展开更多
Summary What is already known about this topic?Rabies is fatal while preventable.More than 99%of human rabies cases were caused by dog bites worldwide.Mass dog vaccination could interrupt dogmediated rabies if achievi...Summary What is already known about this topic?Rabies is fatal while preventable.More than 99%of human rabies cases were caused by dog bites worldwide.Mass dog vaccination could interrupt dogmediated rabies if achieving and maintaining a minimum coverage rate of 70%.What does this report contribute?The results of this study show that roughly 23.7%of households owned dogs in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.展开更多
文摘Summary What is already known about this topic?Although fatal once clinical signs appear,rabies is preventable through three proven,effective interventions including mass dog vaccination,postexposure prophylaxis(PEP),and,though sometimes neglected,awareness of rabies.What is added by this report?The total awareness rate of rabies-related knowledge among rural residents was only 57.9%in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,one of the provinciallevel administrative divisions(PLADs)with endemic rabies in China.
文摘Summary What is already known about this topic?Rabies is fatal while preventable.More than 99%of human rabies cases were caused by dog bites worldwide.Mass dog vaccination could interrupt dogmediated rabies if achieving and maintaining a minimum coverage rate of 70%.What does this report contribute?The results of this study show that roughly 23.7%of households owned dogs in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.