Population Dynamics of Owned, Free-Roaming Dogs: Implications for Rabies Control

Rabies is a serious yet neglected public health threat in resource-limited communities in Africa, where the virus is maintained in populations of owned, free-roaming domestic dogs. Rabies elimination can be achieved through the mass vaccination of dogs, but maintaining the critical threshold of vacc...

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Published in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 9; no. 11; p. e0004177
Main Authors:	Conan, Anne, Akerele, Oluyemisi, Simpson, Greg, Reininghaus, Bjorn, van Rooyen, Jacques, Knobel, Darryn
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01.11.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Animals Birth rate Confidence intervals Control Data collection Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control Dog Diseases - prevention & control Dogs - growth & development Female Feral dogs Health surveillance Infections Male Methods Migration Mortality Population Population Dynamics Public health Public health administration Rabies Rabies - epidemiology Rabies - prevention & control Rabies - veterinary Rabies Vaccines - administration & dosage Smallpox South Africa - epidemiology Vaccines South Africa
ISSN:	1935-2735, 1935-2727, 1935-2735
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