Adhikari, Akash https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7838-8442
Adhikari, Sujan https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6097-9486
Adhikari, Abhishek
Magar, Susma Reshmi
Khanal, Swagat https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2568-5119
Bastola, Sirjan
Paudel, Sanjay
Article History
Received: 12 November 2025
Accepted: 10 March 2026
First Online: 14 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Internship Advisory Committee of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Paklihawa Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study involved a retrospective analysis of de-identified data from the hospital’s routine anti-rabies vaccine register, collected as part of standard public health surveillance. The Internship Advisory Committee also waived the requirement for individual patient informed consent, as all data were fully anonymized prior to analysis and presented in aggregate, posing no risk to patient confidentiality.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.