Cost-estimate and proposal for a development impact bond for canine rabies elimination by mass vaccination in Chad [PDF]
, 2017 Close to 69,000 humans die of rabies each year, most of them in Africa and Asia. Clinical rabies can be prevented by post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). However, PEP is commonly not available or not affordable in developing countries.
Alfaroukh, Idriss Oumar +10 more
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Oral rabies vaccination of dogs-Experiences from a field trial in Namibia.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Dog-mediated rabies is responsible for tens of thousands of human deaths annually, and in resource-constrained settings, vaccinating dogs to control the disease at source remains challenging.
Conrad Martin Freuling +16 more
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Advances in the management of obesity in dogs [PDF]
, 2009 This article gives a short overview of the management of obesity in dogs and tells you more about the recent introduction of anti-obesity drugs. It is the authors’ opinion that no weight control programme in a veterinary practice can succeed without the ...
Holden, S.L., Ramsey, I.K.
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Veterinary Sciences, 2018 Dog-mediated human rabies can be eliminated through mass dog vaccination. Despite leading authorities in human and animal health uniting to advance effective and humane rabies control, some governments resort to lethal methods, which are unethical, often
Elly Hiby, Lou Tasker
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Scaling-up the delivery of dog vaccination campaigns against rabies in Tanzania.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 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.
Maganga Sambo +11 more
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Why has canine rabies remained endemic in the Kilosa district of Tanzania? Lessons learnt and the way forward [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Domestic dogs are the main targets for rabies control as they are the principal reservoir for transmission of the rabies virus to humans and other domestic animals.
M. J. Kipanyula
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Utilising Group-Size and Home-Range Characteristics of Free-Roaming Dogs (FRD) to Guide Mass Vaccination Campaigns against Rabies in India [PDF]
Vaccines, 2019 Adequate vaccination coverage of free roaming dogs (FRD) against canine rabies is not achieved primarily due to difficulties in administering parenteral vaccinations to this population. One factor associated with this difficulty is the tendency of FRD to form groups, which increases their aggressive behavior, resulting in a significant risk of dog ...
Harish Kumar Tiwari +3 more
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Successful strategies implemented towards the elimination of canine rabies in the Western Hemisphere [PDF]
, 2017 Almost all cases of human rabies result from dog bites, making the elimination of canine rabies a global priority. During recent decades, many countries in the Western Hemisphere have carried out large-scale dog vaccination campaigns, controlled their ...
Damon, Inger +9 more
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Vaccine, 2018 Haiti has historically vaccinated between 100,000 and 300,000 dogs annually against rabies, however national authorities have not been able to reach and maintain the 70% coverage required to eliminate the canine rabies virus variant. Haiti conducts massive dog vaccination campaigns on an annual basis and utilizes both central point and door-to-door ...
Cleaton, Julie M. +8 more
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Mission to Indonesia to participate to the 1st Indonesia- France Seminar in Medicine & Public Health and investigate potential collaborations on animal health : 2nd - 9th of November 2012 [PDF]
, 2012 Emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases are a major issue in Indonesia. The objective of this mission, funded by the Institut Français d'Indonésie (IFI), was to identify potential subjects of collaboration between CIRAD, Pasteur Institute, and ...
Bourhy, Hervé +2 more
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