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Mapping of dog bite cluster alarms and hotspots of rabies in Monrovia, Liberia, 2010-2013.

Authors: OLARINMOYE Ayodeji , Fahnboah Dakinah, Olayinka Ishola, Babasola Oluseyi Olugasa

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Epizootiology And Animal Health In West Africa

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Liberia on the west coast of Africa is a well known epicentre of rabies at the human-animal-environment interface [1,2]. The status of Liberia as a rabies epicenter in West Africa has been further aggravated by the prolonged civil war of 1989-2003 which remarkably interrupted health care services in the country for over a decade [3,4]. This was again complicated by the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in 2014-2016. A neglected
cycle of endemic-epidemic incidents of dog bite among human victims in the city and its environs has remained a major public health menace. There are indications that some contributory (risk) factors to the cycle include presence of free-roaming largely unvaccinated dogs and a sharp disparity in socio-economic profile of residents of the city [5,6]. The objectives of this study was to map dwelling places of dog bite victims (DBVs) and determine the presence of cluster alarm(s) of dog bite and/or rabies hotspot(s) in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia.

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OLARINMOYE,A. Fahnboah,G.D Olayinka,O.I Babasola,O.O . (2016). Mapping of dog bite cluster alarms and hotspots of rabies in Monrovia, Liberia, 2010-2013., 12 (), 8-8.

OLARINMOYE,A. Fahnboah,G.D Olayinka,O.I Babasola,O.O . "Mapping of dog bite cluster alarms and hotspots of rabies in Monrovia, Liberia, 2010-2013." 12, no (), (2016): 8-8.

OLARINMOYE,A. and Fahnboah,G.D and Olayinka,O.I and Babasola,O.O and . (2016). Mapping of dog bite cluster alarms and hotspots of rabies in Monrovia, Liberia, 2010-2013., 12 (), pp8-8.

OLARINMOYEA, FahnboahGD, OlayinkaOI, BabasolaOO, . Mapping of dog bite cluster alarms and hotspots of rabies in Monrovia, Liberia, 2010-2013.. 2016, 12 ():8-8.

OLARINMOYE,Ayodeji , Fahnboah,G. Dakinah, Olayinka,O Ishola, and Babasola,Oluseyi Olugasa . "Mapping of dog bite cluster alarms and hotspots of rabies in Monrovia, Liberia, 2010-2013.", 12 . (2016) : 8-8.

O.Ayodeji F.G. Dakinah O.O Ishola & B.Oluseyi Olugasa , "Mapping of dog bite cluster alarms and hotspots of rabies in Monrovia, Liberia, 2010-2013." vol.12, no., pp. 8-8, 2016.

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