Human rabies in Cote d'Ivoire 2014-2016: Results following reinforcements to rabies surveillance.

ABSTRACT: In Côte d'Ivoire, rabies is endemic and remains largely uncontrolled. The numbers of human exposures and rabies cases are unknown and are probably much higher than reported. Data on human rabies cases are collected by the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) Anti-rabies Center in Abidjan through a network of 28 NIPH local units, which cover the population of the entire country. During 2014, the NIPH initiated a program to reinforce the human rabies surveillance system in those 28 NIPH local units, with specific goals of improving the infrastructure, training, communication, and government involvement. Here, we report the progress and findings during 2014-2016. The reinforced system recorded 50 cases of human rabies (15-18 cases/year; annual incidence = 0.06-0.08 per 100,000) and more

SUBMITTER: Tiembre I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6126804 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature