Overview of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis access, procurement and distribution in selected countries in Asia and Africa, 2017–2018

Rabies is a neglected zoonotic disease with a global burden of approximately 59,000 human deaths a year. Once clinical symptoms appear, rabies is almost invariably fatal; however, with timely and appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) consisting of wound washing, vaccine, and in some cases rabi...

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Published in:	Vaccine Vol. 37; no. Suppl 1; pp. A6 - A13
Main Authors:	Sreenivasan, N., Li, A., Shiferaw, M., Tran, C.H., Wallace, R., Blanton, J., Knopf, L., Abela-Ridder, B., Hyde, T., Siddiqi, U.R., Tahmina, S., Penjor, K., Sovann, L., Doeurn, Y., Sim, K., Houssiere, V., Tejiokem, M., Mindekem, R., Yu, L., Wenwu, Y., Benié, J., Tetchi, M., Tiembre, I., Deressa, A., Haile, A., Hurisa, B., Yawson, N.A., Ohene, S.A., Sudarshan, M.K., Narayana, A., Mwatondo, A., Thumbi, S.M., Edosoa, G., Baril, L., Ramiandrasoa, R., Rajeev, M., Fofana, M.S., Traore, A., Matchaya, M., Burdon Bailey, J.L., Yale, G., Dolgorkhand, A., Tsogbadrakh, N., Ochirpurev, A., Shrestha, K., Balami, J., Qureshi, H., Salahuddin, N., Villalon, E., Blumberg, L., Gunesekara, A., Changalucha, Joel, Nguyen, H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 03.10.2019 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Africa Allergy and Immunology Asia childhood Children Disease control funding Government procurement Health care facilities Health facilities Health Services Accessibility Human rabies Humans Immunization Immunoglobulins Immunologic Factors - administration & dosage Immunologic Factors - economics Immunologic Factors - supply & distribution Investments Logistics Monitoring Monitoring systems patients people Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - economics Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - methods Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - supply & distribution Prophylaxis Public Sector Rabies Rabies - prevention & control Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis Rabies vaccine access Rabies Vaccines - administration & dosage Rabies Vaccines - economics Rabies Vaccines - supply & distribution Signs and symptoms signs and symptoms (animals and humans) Storage facilities Vaccines washing World Health Organization Zoonoses Asia Africa Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis Human rabies Rabies vaccine access
ISSN:	0264-410X, 1873-2518, 1873-2518
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