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Transmission Dynamics and Prospects for the Elimination of Canine Rabies

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Hampson, Katie, Dushoff, Jonathan, Cleaveland, Sarah, Haydon, Daniel T, Kaare, Magai, Packer, Craig, Dobson, Andy·2009·PLoS Biology
DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000053
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Rabies has been eliminated from domestic dog populations in Western Europe and North America, but continues to kill many thousands of people throughout Africa and Asia every year. A quantitative understanding of transmission dynamics in domestic dog populations provides critical information to assess whether global elimination of canine rabies is possible. We report extensive observations of individual rabid animals in Tanzania and generate a uniquely detailed analysis of transmission biology, which explains important epidemiological features, including the level of variation in epidemic trajectories. We found that the basic reproductive number for rabies, R0, is very low in our study area in rural Africa (approximately 1.2) and throughout its historic global range (<2). This finding provides strong support for the feasibility of controlling endemic canine rabies by vaccination, even near wildlife areas with large wild carnivore populations. However, we show that rapid turnover of domestic dog populations has been a major obstacle to successful control in developing countries, thus regular pulse vaccinations will be required to maintain population-level immunity between campaigns. Nonetheless our analyses suggest that with sustained, international commitment, global elimination of rabies from domestic dog populations, the most dangerous vector to humans, is a realistic goal.

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Authors
Hampson, K., Dushoff, J., Cleaveland, S., Haydon, D. T., Kaare, M., Packer, C., & Dobson, A.
Venue
PLoS Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published
2009-03-10
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
e1000053
ISSN
  • 1544-9173 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-7885
DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.1000053
OpenAlex
W2010726107
Cited by
508
References
2
FWCI
5.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
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gold
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creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (unspecified)

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