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Chapter 44 - Rabies

from Section 6 - Viral Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2025

By
Marieke Cornelia Johanna Dekker ,
Elichilia Robert Shao ,
Sarah Japhet Urasa  and
William Patrick Howlett
Edited by
David Mabey ,
Martin W. Weber ,
Moffat Nyirenda ,
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu ,
Jackson Orem ,
Laura Benjamin ,
Michael Marks  and
Nicholas A. Feasey
David Mabey
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Martin W. Weber
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
Moffat Nyirenda
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Affiliation:
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Jackson Orem
Affiliation:
Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala
Laura Benjamin
Affiliation:
University College London
Michael Marks
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nicholas A. Feasey
Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Summary

Rabies is an almost invariably fatal encephalomyelitis, which is caused by the neurotropic rabies virus. It is entirely preventable by vaccination, but when signs and symptoms of rabies present, it is already too late to save a person’s life. Rabies can be controlled in humans and dogs, its main vector in Africa, using an overarching ‘one health’ approach (Octaria 2018).

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Principles of Medicine in Africa , pp. 473 - 478
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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