Implementation of a mass canine rabies vaccination campaign in both rural and urban regions in southern Malawi.

• Main Authors: Carlos Sánchez-Soriano (Author), Andrew D Gibson (Author), Luke Gamble (Author), Jordana L Burdon Bailey (Author), Dagmar Mayer (Author), Frederic Lohr (Author), Patrick Chikungwa (Author), Julius Chulu (Author), Ian G Handel (Author), Barend M deC Bronsvoort (Author), Richard J Mellanby (Author), Stella Mazeri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rabies is a devastating zoonotic disease causing nearly 60,000 deaths globally each year. The disease causes Malawi an economic loss of 13 million USD and kills almost 500 people annually. Domestic dogs are the main reservoir for rabies and vaccinating over 70% of the dog population is the most effi...