Coverage of pilot parenteral vaccination campaign against canine rabies in N'Djaména, Chad

Coverage of pilot parenteral vaccination campaign against canine rabies in N'Djaména, Chad

Canine rabies, and thus human exposure to rabies, can be controlled through mass vaccination of the animal reservoir if dog owners are willing to cooperate. Inaccessible, ownerless dogs, however, reduce the vaccination coverage achieved in parenteral campaigns. This study aimed to estimate the vacci...

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Main Authors: Kayali U., Mindekem R., Yémadji N., Vounatsou P., Kaninga Y., Ndoutamia A.G., Zinsstag J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2003-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Rabies vaccines/administration and dosage
Dogs/immunology
Vaccination/methods
Mass immunization
Pilot projects
Bayes theorem
Chad
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003001000009

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