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. 2019 Aug 16;68(32):704-706.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6832a5.

Notes from the Field: Rabies Outbreak Investigation - Pedernales, Dominican Republic, 2019

Anna Mandra, David Morán, Patricia Valerio Santana, Miguel de la Cruz Marrero, Elina Díaz, Manuel Gil, Rannily Rojas Nolasco, Rinaldy Capellan, Xiomara Acosta, Rafael Pérez, Carmen Céspedes, Bienvenido Báez, Rene Edgar Condori, Todd Smith, James Ellison, Lauren Greenberg, Benjamin Monroe, Andy Gibson, Ryan M Wallace, Brett Petersen

Notes from the Field: Rabies Outbreak Investigation - Pedernales, Dominican Republic, 2019

Anna Mandra et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Reported animal bites,* confirmed human rabies cases, and probable animal rabies cases — Pedernales, Dominican Republic, January 2018–January 2019 Abbreviation: MSP = Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health). * Animal bites reported to MSP include 31 bites reported in household survey (eight of 39 bites identified in survey were not reported to MSP because patients bitten did not seek treatment).
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