Integrated bite case management within a One Health framework for rabies elimination at the primary care level in Kerala, India: an implementation research protocol using a stepped-wedge cluster randomised design

Zinia Thajudeen Nujum, Martha M Luka, Dhanya Raghunathan, Mufeeda Beegum, Harikumar Sivanandan, Prapti Bajaj, Balaji Chandrashekar, Rajamohanan K Pillai, Thomas Mathew, Biju Soman, Miqdad Asaria, Reka Karuppusami, Andrew Gibson, Manjula Radhakrishnan Sreenath, Arun Jose, Rony Ray John, Sujatha Aparna, Prathapan Rema Prathiush, Swapna Susan Abraham, Sajeev Beena Narayanan, Ummuselma Chungath, Pillaveetil Sathyadas Indu, Anuja Ushakumari, Remadevi Sivaram, Vijayakumar Krishnapillai, Suevia Sudheer Aishwarya, Katie Hampson

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117497
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117497,
  title = {Integrated bite case management within a One Health framework for rabies elimination at the primary care level in Kerala, India: an implementation research protocol using a stepped-wedge cluster randomised design},
  author = {Zinia Thajudeen Nujum and Martha M Luka and Dhanya Raghunathan and Mufeeda Beegum and Harikumar Sivanandan and Prapti Bajaj and Balaji Chandrashekar and Rajamohanan K Pillai and Thomas Mathew and Biju Soman and Miqdad Asaria and Reka Karuppusami and Andrew Gibson and Manjula Radhakrishnan Sreenath and Arun Jose and Rony Ray John and Sujatha Aparna and Prathapan Rema Prathiush and Swapna Susan Abraham and Sajeev Beena Narayanan and Ummuselma Chungath and Pillaveetil Sathyadas Indu and Anuja Ushakumari and Remadevi Sivaram and Vijayakumar Krishnapillai and Suevia Sudheer Aishwarya and Katie Hampson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117497},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117497}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Integrated bite case management within a One Health framework for rabies elimination at the primary care level in Kerala, India: an implementation research protocol using a stepped-wedge cluster randomised design
AU  - Zinia Thajudeen Nujum
AU  - Martha M Luka
AU  - Dhanya Raghunathan
AU  - Mufeeda Beegum
AU  - Harikumar Sivanandan
AU  - Prapti Bajaj
AU  - Balaji Chandrashekar
AU  - Rajamohanan K Pillai
AU  - Thomas Mathew
AU  - Biju Soman
AU  - Miqdad Asaria
AU  - Reka Karuppusami
AU  - Andrew Gibson
AU  - Manjula Radhakrishnan Sreenath
AU  - Arun Jose
AU  - Rony Ray John
AU  - Sujatha Aparna
AU  - Prathapan Rema Prathiush
AU  - Swapna Susan Abraham
AU  - Sajeev Beena Narayanan
AU  - Ummuselma Chungath
AU  - Pillaveetil Sathyadas Indu
AU  - Anuja Ushakumari
AU  - Remadevi Sivaram
AU  - Vijayakumar Krishnapillai
AU  - Suevia Sudheer Aishwarya
AU  - Katie Hampson
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117497
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Nujum, Z. T., Luka, M. M., Raghunathan, D., Beegum, M., Sivanandan, H., Bajaj, P., Chandrashekar, B., Pillai, R. K., Mathew, T., Soman, B., Asaria, M., Karuppusami, R., Gibson, A., Sreenath, M. R., Jose, A., John, R. R., Aparna, S., Prathiush, P. R., Abraham, S. S., Narayanan, S. B., Chungath, U., Indu, P. S., Ushakumari, A., Sivaram, R., Krishnapillai, V., Aishwarya, S. S., & Hampson, K. (2026). Integrated bite case management within a One Health framework for rabies elimination at the primary care level in Kerala, India: an implementation research protocol using a stepped-wedge cluster randomised design. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117497

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