Long-range movements coupled with heterogeneous incubation period sustain dog rabies at the national scale in Africa.

• Main Authors: Davide Colombi (Author), Chiara Poletto (Author), Emmanuel Nakouné (Author), Hervé Bourhy (Author), Vittoria Colizza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dog-transmitted rabies is responsible for more than 98% of human cases worldwide, remaining a persistent problem in developing countries. Mass vaccination targets predominantly major cities, often compromising disease control due to re-introductions. Previous work suggested that areas neighboring ci...