Testing novel facial recognition technology to identify dogs during vaccination campaigns

Abstract A lack of methods to identify individual animals can be a barrier to zoonoses control. We developed and field-tested facial recognition technology for a mobile phone application to identify dogs, which we used to assess vaccination coverage against rabies in rural Tanzania. Dogs were vaccin...

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Main Authors: Anna Maria Czupryna, Mike Estepho, Ahmed Lugelo, Machunde Bigambo, Maganga Sambo, Joel Changalucha, Kennedy Selestin Lushasi, Philip Rooyakkers, Katie Hampson, Felix Lankester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49522-2