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.

Nujum ZT, Luka MM, Raghunathan D, Beegum M, Sivanandan H, Bajaj P, Chandrashekar B, Pillai RK, Mathew T, Soman B, Asaria M, Karuppusami R, Gibson A, Sreenath MR, Jose A, John RR, Aparna S, Prathiush PR, Abraham SS, Narayanan SB, Chungath U, Indu PS, Ushakumari A, Sivaram R, Krishnapillai V, Aishwarya SS, Hampson K

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117497
Published: 2026 Sep 23
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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 = {Nujum ZT and Luka MM and Raghunathan D and Beegum M and Sivanandan H and Bajaj P and Chandrashekar B and Pillai RK and Mathew T and Soman B and Asaria M and Karuppusami R and Gibson A and Sreenath MR and Jose A and John RR and Aparna S and Prathiush PR and Abraham SS and Narayanan SB and Chungath U and Indu PS and Ushakumari A and Sivaram R and Krishnapillai V and Aishwarya SS and Hampson K},
  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.
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AU  - Luka MM
AU  - Raghunathan D
AU  - Beegum M
AU  - Sivanandan H
AU  - Bajaj P
AU  - Chandrashekar B
AU  - Pillai RK
AU  - Mathew T
AU  - Soman B
AU  - Asaria M
AU  - Karuppusami R
AU  - Gibson A
AU  - Sreenath MR
AU  - Jose A
AU  - John RR
AU  - Aparna S
AU  - Prathiush PR
AU  - Abraham SS
AU  - Narayanan SB
AU  - Chungath U
AU  - Indu PS
AU  - Ushakumari A
AU  - Sivaram R
AU  - Krishnapillai V
AU  - Aishwarya SS
AU  - Hampson K
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117497
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ZT, N., MM, L., D, R., M, B., H, S., P, B., B, C., RK, P., T, M., B, S., M, A., R, K., A, G., MR, S., A, J., RR, J., S, A., PR, P., SS, A., SB, N., U, C., PS, I., A, U., R, S., V, K., SS, A., & K, H. (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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