RABIES IN STRAY DOG POPULATED COMMUNITY NEAR ILORIN, KWARA STATE NIGERIA: A CASE REPORT

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dc.contributor.authorObalowu Abdulrauf M.
dc.contributor.authorDaodu Oluwafemi B.
dc.contributor.authorAkanbi Olatunde B.
dc.contributor.authorAdams Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorOlaosebikan Temiloluwa O.
dc.contributor.authorUgbaja Ijeoms B.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T09:49:37Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T09:49:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.description.abstractWe report a case of rabies in an owned dog bitten by a stray dog in Ilorin, Nigeria. The dog presented deranged behaviour of biting animate and inanimate objects, hyper-salivation and subsequent paralysis of masticatory muscles and death within 12 hours of isolation. Fluorescent antibody technique confirmed the presence of rabies virus antigens in the smear made from the hippocampus of the dog. Further investigations from residents of the area revealed exposure of the dog and a goat to bite of a suspected rabid dog which subsequently ran into the forest. The control of rabies in Nigeria should be the responsibility of government and the public so that the disease can be eradicated by the year 2030as targeted by the World Health Organization. Thus, government and professional bodies should take necessary steps in continuous education of the public on the epidemiology of the disease, especially the control of stray dog populations. Government should also provide vaccination for both humans and animals at low cost.
dc.identifier.issn2315 – 6856
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12740
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
dc.subjectStray dog
dc.subjectRabies
dc.subjectPublic risk
dc.subjectIlorin
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.titleRABIES IN STRAY DOG POPULATED COMMUNITY NEAR ILORIN, KWARA STATE NIGERIA: A CASE REPORT
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