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The Feasibility of Canine Rabies Elimination in Africa: Dispelling Doubts with Data
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2010 · Vol. 4(2) · pp. e626–e626
Tiziana Lembo✉(University of Glasgow)Katie Hampson✉(University of Sheffield)Magai Kaare✉(Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute)Eblate Ernest✉(Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute)Darryn L. Knobel✉(Glasgow Centre for Population Health)Rudovick Kazwala✉(Sokoine University of Agriculture)Daniel T. Haydon✉(Glasgow Centre for Population Health)Sarah Cleaveland✉(Glasgow Centre for Population Health)
Abstract
We conclude that there are no insurmountable problems to canine rabies control in most of Africa; that elimination of canine rabies is epidemiologically and practically feasible through mass vaccination of domestic dogs; and that domestic dog vaccination provides a cost-effective approach to the prevention and elimination of human rabies deaths.
Rabies epidemiology and controlVirology and Viral DiseasesViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchRabiesVaccinationEnvironmental healthEpidemiologyWildlifeMedicinePopulationMass vaccinationTanzaniaDisease burden
MeSH terms
AfricaAnimalsCommunicable Disease ControlDog DiseasesDogsHumansRabiesRabies VaccinesVaccinationMass Vaccination
Funding
- National Science Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- Fauna and Flora International
- Department for International Development
- Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt
- Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
- Tusk Trust
- National Institutes of Health
- Disney Conservation Fund
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