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Retrospective Study of Rabies Cases Reported at St. Luke Hospital and Community Awareness in Woliso, Oromia, Ethiopia

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  • Nigussie Gizachew

    (Uraga District Agricultural Office, Ethiopia)

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A retrospective study was conducted in Woliso, Oromia regional state with the objective of determining the magnitude of rabies exposure among human cases reported at St. Luke Hospital for the last five years. Among a total of 2,431 reported human rabies cases from 2010 to 2014, about 55.3% were found to be children less than 15 years of age, 38.2% were adult between 16-45 years and 6.5% were older people above 46 years old. About 65.6% of human cases receiving post-exposure vaccine were from Woliso and its environs whereas 14.9% and 19.5% cases were from Wolkite and Jimma, respectively.

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  • Nigussie Gizachew, 2023. "Retrospective Study of Rabies Cases Reported at St. Luke Hospital and Community Awareness in Woliso, Oromia, Ethiopia," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 51(2), pages 42543-42547, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:51:y:2023:i:2:p:42543-42547
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.51.008079
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