Rabies incidence and burden in three cities of Cameroon (2004–2013)
Rabies is a fatal disease occurring worldwide and especially in almost all the countries in Asia and Africa including Cameroon. Though animal and human rabies is prevalent in Cameroon, the epidemiology and socio-economic burden of the disease in the country is not known. Therefore, a 10-year (Octobe...
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| author | Ngah Osoe Bouli Freddy Patrick Awah-Ndukum Julius Mingoas Kilekoung Jean-Pierre Mouiche Mouliom Mohamed Moctar |
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| description | Rabies is a fatal disease occurring worldwide and especially in almost all the countries in Asia and Africa including Cameroon. Though animal and human rabies is prevalent in Cameroon, the epidemiology and socio-economic burden of the disease in the country is not known. Therefore, a 10-year (October 2004–April 2013) retrospective study on the incidence of animal and human rabies and its burden in Garoua, Ngaoundéré and Yaoundé in Cameroon was carried out. Records of human cases were extracted from the database of the regional hospitals, and animal cases from the databases of Centre Pasteur and National Veterinary Laboratory. The burden of the disease was assessed through the estimation of costs linked to preventive measures (vaccination), corrective procedures (Post Exposure Treatment), Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) and overall societal cost of the disease. Overall, 56 rabies-suspected human deaths, corresponding to an incidence of 0.02 ± 0.00 ‱ and Animal Rabies Incidence (ARI) of 0.37 ± 0.00 % among 1844 suspected animal cases were recorded. The economic loss due to preventive measures of 326,046 ± 28,130.85 USD, related to corrective procedures of 806,741.25 ± 2,466.08 USD, and DALY of 1690.28 ± 4.76 years were estimated. This is the first study that highlights the enormous socio-economic burden associated with animal and human rabies in endemic parts of Cameroon and emphasizes on enhancing rabies eradication strategy focusing on the One Health approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11194a087e94442e8c0453398d7d247f2024-04-02T04:15:24ZengElsevierVeterinary and Animal Science2451-943X2024-06-0124100347Rabies incidence and burden in three cities of Cameroon (2004–2013)Ngah Osoe Bouli Freddy Patrick0Awah-Ndukum Julius1Mingoas Kilekoung Jean-Pierre2Mouiche Mouliom Mohamed Moctar3Livestock Development Corporation (SODEPA), Cameroon; School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon; College of Technology, University of Bamenda, Cameroon; Corresponding author.School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon; College of Technology, University of Bamenda, CameroonSchool of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, University of Ngaoundéré, CameroonSchool of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, University of Ngaoundéré, CameroonRabies is a fatal disease occurring worldwide and especially in almost all the countries in Asia and Africa including Cameroon. Though animal and human rabies is prevalent in Cameroon, the epidemiology and socio-economic burden of the disease in the country is not known. Therefore, a 10-year (October 2004–April 2013) retrospective study on the incidence of animal and human rabies and its burden in Garoua, Ngaoundéré and Yaoundé in Cameroon was carried out. Records of human cases were extracted from the database of the regional hospitals, and animal cases from the databases of Centre Pasteur and National Veterinary Laboratory. The burden of the disease was assessed through the estimation of costs linked to preventive measures (vaccination), corrective procedures (Post Exposure Treatment), Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) and overall societal cost of the disease. Overall, 56 rabies-suspected human deaths, corresponding to an incidence of 0.02 ± 0.00 ‱ and Animal Rabies Incidence (ARI) of 0.37 ± 0.00 % among 1844 suspected animal cases were recorded. The economic loss due to preventive measures of 326,046 ± 28,130.85 USD, related to corrective procedures of 806,741.25 ± 2,466.08 USD, and DALY of 1690.28 ± 4.76 years were estimated. This is the first study that highlights the enormous socio-economic burden associated with animal and human rabies in endemic parts of Cameroon and emphasizes on enhancing rabies eradication strategy focusing on the One Health approach.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000140RabiesIncidenceDogsHumansBurdenDALY |
| spellingShingle | Ngah Osoe Bouli Freddy Patrick Awah-Ndukum Julius Mingoas Kilekoung Jean-Pierre Mouiche Mouliom Mohamed Moctar Rabies incidence and burden in three cities of Cameroon (2004–2013) Veterinary and Animal Science Rabies Incidence Dogs Humans Burden DALY |
| title | Rabies incidence and burden in three cities of Cameroon (2004–2013) |
| title_full | Rabies incidence and burden in three cities of Cameroon (2004–2013) |
| title_fullStr | Rabies incidence and burden in three cities of Cameroon (2004–2013) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rabies incidence and burden in three cities of Cameroon (2004–2013) |
| title_short | Rabies incidence and burden in three cities of Cameroon (2004–2013) |
| title_sort | rabies incidence and burden in three cities of cameroon 2004 2013 |
| topic | Rabies Incidence Dogs Humans Burden DALY |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000140 |
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