Integrating contact tracing and whole-genome sequencing to track the elimination of dog-mediated rabies: An observational and genomic study

Integrating contact tracing and whole-genome sequencing to track the elimination of dog-mediated rabies: An observational and genomic study

Background: Dog-mediated rabies is endemic across Africa causing thousands of human deaths annually. A One Health approach to rabies is advocated, comprising emergency post-exposure vaccination of bite victims and mass dog vaccination to break the transmission cycle. However, the impacts and cost-ef...

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Main Authors: Kennedy Lushasi, Kirstyn Brunker, Malavika Rajeev, Elaine A Ferguson, Gurdeep Jaswant, Laurie Louise Baker, Roman Biek, Joel Changalucha, Sarah Cleaveland, Anna Czupryna, Anthony R Fooks, Nicodemus J Govella, Daniel T Haydon, Paul CD Johnson, Rudovick Kazwala, Tiziana Lembo, Denise Marston, Msanif Masoud, Matthew Maziku, Eberhard Mbunda, Geofrey Mchau, Ally Z Mohamed, Emmanuel Mpolya, Chanasa Ngeleja, Kija Ng'habi, Hezron Nonga, Kassim Omar, Kristyna Rysava, Maganga Sambo, Lwitiko Sikana, Rachel Steenson, Katie Hampson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-05-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
one health
next generation sequencing
vaccine-preventable
zoonotic disease
surveillance
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/85262

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