Factors associated with mobile phone ownership and potential use for rabies vaccination campaigns in southern Malawi

• Main Authors: Orla Marron (Author), Gareth Thomas (Author), Jordana L. Burdon Bailey (Author), Dagmar Mayer (Author), Paul O. Grossman (Author), Frederic Lohr (Author), Andy D. Gibson (Author), Luke Gamble (Author), Patrick Chikungwa (Author), Julius Chulu (Author), Ian G. Handel (Author), Barend M. de C Bronsvoort (Author), Richard J. Mellanby (Author), Stella Mazeri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease, which causes an estimated 59 000 human deaths globally every year. The vast majority of human rabies cases are attributable to bites from infected domestic dogs and consequently control of rabies in the dog population through mass...