Rabies vaccine initiation and adherence among animal-bite patients in Haiti, 2015.

Cuc H TranMaxwell KligermanLesly L AndrecyMelissa D EtheartPaul AdrienJesse D BlantonMax MillienRyan M Wallace

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

High levels of underreporting identified here are of concern since vaccine distribution may, in part, be based on the number of animal-bite cases reported. Given that the Haitian government provides PEP to the population for free and we found animal-bite victims are seeking care in a timely manner─ reducing rabies deaths is an achievable goal.

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