Estimating the economic impact of canine rabies to Viet Nam 2005-2014.

ABSTRACT: The global economic impact of canine rabies has been estimated by several studies. Asia bears a disproportionate burden of this zoonosis due to high levels of human deaths and rates of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), but low investment in preventative dog vaccination. The same factors that cause rabies to burden much of Asia are also present in Viet Nam. This study estimated the economic burden of canine rabies in a societal perspective including direct and indirect cost of rabies in dogs, livestock, and humans. Using data collected from personal interviews, published literature, published and supplementary reports, and primary data collection, we estimated the economic impact of canine rabies in Viet Nam over a ten year period (2005-2014). We incorporated the direct and indirect costs fo

SUBMITTER: Shwiff SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6199002 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature