Benefit-cost analysis of raccoon rabies control in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT: Zoonotic diseases, particularly those originating in wildlife, pose significant public health and economic risks. Rabies, a viral zoonosis with near-100% case fatality in humans, is a prime example of such a threat, especially in regions like North America where wildlife-such as raccoons-serve as key reservoirs. This study assesses the economic efficiency of Ontario, Canada's raccoon rabies control program, which combines oral rabies vaccination (ORV), trap-vaccinate-release (TVR), and surveillance strategies. Using a spatial agent-based epidemiological model, the study estimates the benefits and costs of intervention compared to a no-intervention scenario over the period 2015-2025. Benefits were quantified as avoided public health costs, including post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), animal t

SUBMITTER: Shwiff SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704859 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature