Cost-effectiveness of the national dog rabies prevention and control program in Mexico, 1990-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rabies is a viral zoonosis that imposes a substantial disease and economic burden in many developing countries. Dogs are the primary source of rabies transmission; eliminating dog rabies reduces the risk of exposure in humans significantly. Through mass annual dog rabies vaccination campaigns, the national program of rabies control in Mexico progressively reduced rabies cases in dogs and humans since 1990. In 2019, the World Health Organization validated Mexico for eliminating rabies as a public health problem. Using a governmental perspective, we retrospectively assessed the economic costs, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of the national program of rabies control in Mexico, 1990-2015.

Methodology

Combining various data sources, including administrative reco

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Roldan JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7963054 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature