Domestic dog demographics and estimates of canine vaccination coverage in a rural area of Zambia for the elimination of rabies.

• Main Authors: Chiho Kaneko (Author), Ryosuke Omori (Author), Michihito Sasaki (Author), Chikako Kataoka-Nakamura (Author), Edgar Simulundu (Author), Walter Muleya (Author), Ladslav Moonga (Author), Joseph Ndebe (Author), Bernard M Hang'ombe (Author), George Dautu (Author), Yongjin Qiu (Author), Ryo Nakao (Author), Masahiro Kajihara (Author), Akina Mori-Kajihara (Author), Herman M Chambaro (Author), Hideaki Higashi (Author), Chihiro Sugimoto (Author), Hirofumi Sawa (Author), Aaron S Mweene (Author), Ayato Takada (Author), Norikazu Isoda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>An estimated 75% or more of the human rabies cases in Africa occur in rural settings, which underscores the importance of rabies control in these areas. Understanding dog demographics can help design strategies for rabies control and plan and conduct canine mass vaccin...