Dog ownership practices and responsibilities for children's health in terms of rabies control and prevention in rural communities in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: Interventions tackling zoonoses require an understanding of healthcare patterns related to both human and animal hosts. The control of dog-mediated rabies is a good example. Despite the availability of effective control measures, 59,000 people die of rabies every year worldwide. In Tanzania, children are most at risk, contributing ~40% of deaths. Mass dog vaccination can break the transmission cycle, but reaching the recommended 70% coverage is challenging where vaccination depends on willingness to vaccinate dogs. Awareness campaigns in communities often target children, but do not consider other key individuals in the prevention chain. Understanding factors related to dog ownership and household-level responsibility for dog vaccination and child health is critical to the design of vaccin

SUBMITTER: Sikana L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7946275 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature