Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 657

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Study on community knowledge, attitude and practice of rabies in and nearby Gondar town, North West Ethiopia

Shumuye Gebyaw Serebe
  • Shumuye Gebyaw Serebe
  • Mekell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Kassaw Amssalu Tadesse*
  • Kassaw Amssalu Tadesse*
  • Mekell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Haileluel Aleme Yizengaw
  • Haileluel Aleme Yizengaw
  • Mekell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Sintayehu Minda Tamrat
  • Sintayehu Minda Tamrat
  • Debremarkos University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 15 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 25 September 2014
  •  Published: 31 December 2014

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