Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014.
Through national efforts and regional cooperation under the umbrella of the Regional Program for the Elimination of Rabies, dog and human rabies have decreased significantly in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries over the last three decades. To achieve this decline, LAC countries had to deve...
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| author | Mary Freire de Carvalho Marco A N Vigilato Julio A Pompei Felipe Rocha Alexandra Vokaty Baldomero Molina-Flores Ottorino Cosivi Victor J Del Rio Vilas |
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| description | Through national efforts and regional cooperation under the umbrella of the Regional Program for the Elimination of Rabies, dog and human rabies have decreased significantly in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries over the last three decades. To achieve this decline, LAC countries had to develop national plans, and consolidate capabilities such as regular mass dog vaccination, opportune post-exposure prophylaxis and sensitive surveillance. This paper presents longitudinal data for 21 LAC countries on dog vaccination, PEP and rabies surveillance collected from the biannual regional meeting for rabies directors from 1998-2014 and from the Regional Epidemiologic Surveillance System for Rabies (SIRVERA). Differences in human and dog rabies incidence rates and dog vaccination rates were shown between low, middle and high-income countries. At the peak, over 50 million dogs were vaccinated annually in national campaigns in the countries represented. The reported number of animal exposures remained fairly stable during the study period with an incidence rate ranging from 123 to 191 reported exposures per 100,000 people. On average, over 2 million doses of human vaccine were applied annually. In the most recent survey, only 37% of countries reported that they had sufficient financial resources to meet the program objectives. The data show a sufficient and sustained effort of the LAC countries in the area of dog vaccination and provide understanding of the baseline effort required to reduce dog-mediated rabies incidence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73d82e8651b340a49253c91b6a5c7f222022-12-22T02:58:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352018-03-01123e000627110.1371/journal.pntd.0006271Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014.Mary Freire de CarvalhoMarco A N VigilatoJulio A PompeiFelipe RochaAlexandra VokatyBaldomero Molina-FloresOttorino CosiviVictor J Del Rio VilasThrough national efforts and regional cooperation under the umbrella of the Regional Program for the Elimination of Rabies, dog and human rabies have decreased significantly in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries over the last three decades. To achieve this decline, LAC countries had to develop national plans, and consolidate capabilities such as regular mass dog vaccination, opportune post-exposure prophylaxis and sensitive surveillance. This paper presents longitudinal data for 21 LAC countries on dog vaccination, PEP and rabies surveillance collected from the biannual regional meeting for rabies directors from 1998-2014 and from the Regional Epidemiologic Surveillance System for Rabies (SIRVERA). Differences in human and dog rabies incidence rates and dog vaccination rates were shown between low, middle and high-income countries. At the peak, over 50 million dogs were vaccinated annually in national campaigns in the countries represented. The reported number of animal exposures remained fairly stable during the study period with an incidence rate ranging from 123 to 191 reported exposures per 100,000 people. On average, over 2 million doses of human vaccine were applied annually. In the most recent survey, only 37% of countries reported that they had sufficient financial resources to meet the program objectives. The data show a sufficient and sustained effort of the LAC countries in the area of dog vaccination and provide understanding of the baseline effort required to reduce dog-mediated rabies incidence.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5877887?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Mary Freire de Carvalho Marco A N Vigilato Julio A Pompei Felipe Rocha Alexandra Vokaty Baldomero Molina-Flores Ottorino Cosivi Victor J Del Rio Vilas Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| title | Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014. |
| title_full | Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014. |
| title_fullStr | Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014. |
| title_short | Rabies in the Americas: 1998-2014. |
| title_sort | rabies in the americas 1998 2014 |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5877887?pdf=render |
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