Towards Elimination of Dog Mediated Human Rabies

• Main Author: Salome Durr (auth)
• Other Authors: Lea Knopf (auth), Anna Sophie Fahrion (auth), Louise Taylor (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; global health; cost-effectiveness; one health; rabies; canine; neglected tropical disease; dog; elimination; zoonosis; vaccination
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Rabies is an ancient zoonotic viral disease that still exerts a high impact on human and animal health. The disease is almost 100% fatal after clinical signs appear, and it kills tens of thousands of people per year worldwide, particularly in Africa and many parts of Asia. Although the disease in hu...