Human rabies deaths in Africa: breaking the cycle of indifference

被引：31

作者：

Dodet, Betty ^{[1
]}

Tejiokem, Mathurin C. ^{[2
]}

Aguemon, Abdou-Rahman ^{[3
]}

Bourhy, Herve ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Dodet Biosci, AfroREB, 6B Rue Verdun, F-69300 Caluire Et Cuire, France

[2] Ctr Pasteur Cameroun, Epidemiol & Publ Hlth Serv, Yaounde, Cameroon

[3] Fac Sci Sante, Cotonou, Benin

[4] WHO Collaborating Ctr Reference & Res Rabies, Inst Pasteur, Unite Dynam Iyssavirus & Adaptat Ihote, Paris, France

来源：

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH | 2015年 / 7卷 / 01期

关键词：

Africa; Ebola; Rabies;

D O I：

10.1093/inthealth/ihu071

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The current outbreak of Ebola virus disease has mobilized the international community against this deadly disease. However, rabies, another deadly disease, is greatly affecting the African continent, with an estimated 25 000 deaths every year. And yet, the disease can be prevented by a vaccine, if necessary with immunoglobulin, even when administered after exposure to the rabies virus. Rabies victims die because of neglect and ignorance, because they are not aware of these life-saving biologicals, or because they cannot access them or do not have the money to pay for them. Breaking the cycle of indifference of rabies deaths in humans in Africa should be a priority of governments, international organizations and all stakeholders involved.

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