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SUBMITTER: Castillo-Neyra R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6082090 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tropical medicine and infectious disease 20170813 3
In the city of Arequipa, Peru, a rabid dog was detected in March 2015, marking the reintroduction of the rabies virus in the area; more rabid dogs have been detected since then. The presence of free-roaming dogs in Arequipa seems to be higher in dry water channels, which are widespread in the city. We created a geographic information system (GIS) with surveillance data on the location of rabid dogs detected during the first year of the outbreak, as well as the water channels. We conducted a spat ...[more]