Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Philip P Mshelbwala, J Scott Weese, Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi, Shovon Chakma, Stephen S Okeme, Abdullah A Mamun, Charles E Rupprecht, R J Soares Magalhaes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Kap; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009617; https://doaj.org/article/28109ccc3a524325b9215af8681874bb

Background Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria-the most populous country in Africa-rabies causes a significant public health burden partly due to perennial obstacles to implementing a national prevention and control...