The Economic Landscape of Global Rabies: A Scoping Review and Future Directions.

ABSTRACT: Rabies remains a significant global public health concern, causing an estimated 59,000-69,000 human fatalities annually. Despite being entirely preventable through vaccination, rabies continues to impose substantial economic burdens worldwide. This study presents a scoping review of the economic research on rabies to determine overlaps and gaps in knowledge and inform future research strategies. We selected 150 studies (1973-2024) to analyze. The review categorizes the literature based on geographic distribution, species focus, and type of study. Findings indicate that economic studies are disproportionately concentrated in developed countries, such as the United States and parts of Europe, where rabies risk is low, while high-risk regions, particularly in Africa and Asia, remain underrepr

SUBMITTER: Selleck M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12389904 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature