Equine antirabies serum treatment during an epizootic outbreak in the city of Ribeiro Preto, Brazil

The use of the SST, with its low sensitivity and predictive value, and of desensitization when necessary, is costly, painful and cumbersome, principally in emergency situations such as an epizootic outbreak. The abolition of the SST and the use of premedication proved to be effective and of a great...

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Published inTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 92; no. 3; p. 349
Main Authors Cupo, P, Azevedo-Marques, M M, Sarti, W, Hering, SE
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1998
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Summary:The use of the SST, with its low sensitivity and predictive value, and of desensitization when necessary, is costly, painful and cumbersome, principally in emergency situations such as an epizootic outbreak. The abolition of the SST and the use of premedication proved to be effective and of a great value for us, and our objective is to communicate this experience to other centres where rabies is a public health problem.
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ISSN:0035-9203