Using causal loop analysis to explore pathways for zoonosis control in low-income setting: The case of dog rabies vaccination in Burkina Faso.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105623
Abstract: Dog vaccination is an effective pathway to control rabies if a minimum of 70% dog vaccination coverage is achieved. For more than six decades, dog vaccination has been adopted as part of the rabies control… read more here.
Keywords: vaccination coverage; dog vaccination; control; vaccination ... See more keywords
Development, feasibility and potential effectiveness of community-based continuous mass dog vaccination delivery strategies: Lessons for optimization and replication
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.10.483887
Abstract: Objectives Dog vaccination can eliminate rabies, but annual delivery strategies do not sustain vaccination coverage between campaigns. We describe the development of a community-based continuous mass dog vaccination (CBC-MDV) approach designed to improve and maintain… read more here.
Keywords: cbc mdv; vaccination; dog vaccination; community ... See more keywords
Integrating contact tracing and whole-genome sequencing to track the elimination of dog-mediated rabies
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.11.24.22282675
Abstract: Background: Dog-mediated rabies is endemic across Africa causing thousands of human deaths annually. A One Health approach to rabies is advocated, comprising emergency post-exposure vaccination of bite victims and mass dog vaccination to break the… read more here.
Keywords: health; vaccination; dog vaccination; dog mediated ... See more keywords
Reservoir dynamics of rabies in south‐east Tanzania and the roles of cross‐species transmission and domestic dog vaccination
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13983
Abstract: 1. Understanding the role of different species in the transmission of multi-host pathogens, such as rabies virus, is vital for effective control strategies. Across most of sub-Saharan Africa domestic dogs Canis familiaris are considered the… read more here.
Keywords: dog vaccination; south east; transmission; species transmission ... See more keywords
Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006271
Abstract: Through national efforts and regional cooperation under the umbrella of the Regional Program for the Elimination of Rabies, dog and human rabies have decreased significantly in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries over the last… read more here.
Keywords: lac countries; dog vaccination; 1998 2014;
Scaling-up the delivery of dog vaccination campaigns against rabies in Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010124
Abstract: An increasing number of countries are committing to meet the global target to eliminate human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030. Mass dog vaccination is central to this strategy. To interrupt rabies transmission from dogs… read more here.
Keywords: vaccination units; vaccination; vaccination campaigns; dog vaccination ... See more keywords
Development of Dog Vaccination Strategies to Maintain Herd Immunity against Rabies
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DOI: 10.3390/v14040830
Abstract: Human rabies can be prevented through mass dog vaccination campaigns; however, in rabies endemic countries, pulsed central point campaigns do not always achieve the recommended coverage of 70%. This study describes the development of a… read more here.
Keywords: vaccination strategies; vaccination; coverage; dog vaccination ... See more keywords
Dog Ecology, Bite Incidence, and Disease Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Survey among a Rabies-Affected Community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines7030098
Abstract: Despite the existence of safe and efficacious human and animal rabies vaccines, millions of people remain at risk of exposure to this deadly zoonotic disease through bites of infected dogs. Sub-Saharan African countries, such as… read more here.
Keywords: dog vaccination; bite incidence; community; disease ... See more keywords