Rabies is a zoonotic, fatal and progressive neurological infection caused by rabies virus of
the genus Lyssavirus and family Rhabdoviridae. It affects all warm-blooded animals and the …

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 …

Rabies is a neglected but preventable zoonotic disease that predominantly affects the most
vulnerable populations living in remote rural areas of resource-limited countries. To date …

Nigeria, with a population of over 190 million people, is rated among the 10 countries with
the highest burden of infectious and zoonotic diseases globally. In Nigeria, there exist a sub …

Despite being vaccine preventable, the global burden of dog rabies remains significant, and
historically it is the rural and marginalized communities in developing countries of Africa and …

The attainment of the global target of zero dog‐mediated human rabies by 2030 depends on
functional rabies programmes. Nigeria, a rabies‐endemic country, and the most populous …

To have a better understanding of the prevalence of rabies virus (RABV) in the dog trading
markets in Plateau State of Nigeria, a total of 532 brain samples collected between 2010 …

Rabies is transmitted to humans mainly by dogs but also by other animal species. Reliable
data on the incidence of Rabies virus (RABV) in humans, dogs, and other animal species in …

Canine rabies poses a significant risk to humans and animals in Nigeria. However, the lack
of reliable tools to evaluate the performance of existing canine rabies control programs to …

Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease that affects all warm blooded mammals, transmitted
primarily by bites from rabid dogs. Rabies has the highest case fatality rate of most infectious …