Benefit-cost analysis of the policy of mandatory annual rabies vaccination of domestic dogs in rabies-free Japan.

ABSTRACT: Japan is one of the few rabies-free countries/territories which implement the policy of mandatory vaccination of domestic dogs. In order to assess the economic efficiency of such policy in reducing the economic burden of a future canine rabies outbreak in Japan, a benefit-cost analysis (BCA) was performed using probabilistic decision tree modelling. Input data derived from simulation results of published mathematical model, field investigation conducted by the authors at prefectural governments, literature review, international or Japanese database and empirical data of rabies outbreaks in other countries/territories. The current study revealed that the annual costs of implementing the current vaccination policy would be US$160,472,075 (90% prediction interval [PI]: $149,268,935-171,669,97

SUBMITTER: Kwan NCL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6296744 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature