Rabies in India

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Rodrigo Caldas Menezes · Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama

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Rabies is one of the oldest recognized diseases affecting humans and one of the most important zoonotic diseases in India. It has been recognized in India since the Vedic period (1500–500 BC) and is described in the ancient Indian scripture Atharvaveda , wherein Yama, the mythical God of Death,

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Rabies epidemiology and control Viral Infections and Vectors Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

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Published in: Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volume 178, Issue 5, pp. 564-566

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.071488

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Rabies in India

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