Census and vaccination coverage of owned dog populations in four resource-limited rural communities, Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Census and vaccination coverage of owned dog populations in four resource-limited rural communities, Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Dogs (Canis familiaris) are often free-roaming in sub-Saharan African countries. Rabies virus circulates in many of these populations and presents a public health issue. Mass vaccination of dog populations is the recommended method to decrease the number of dog and human rabies cases. We describe an...

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Main Authors: Anne Conan, Joy A.C. Geerdes, Oluyemisi A. Akerele, Bjorn Reininghaus, Gregory J.G. Simpson, Darryn Knobel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
Subjects:
dog
population
rabies
vaccination
Online Access:https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/1529

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