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Elimination of human rabies in Goa, India through an integrated One Health approach

Authors :
A. D. Gibson
G. Yale
J. Corfmat
M. Appupillai
C. M. Gigante
M. Lopes
U. Betodkar
N. C. Costa
K. A. Fernandes
P. Mathapati
P. M. Suryawanshi
N. Otter
G. Thomas
P. Ohal
I. Airikkala-Otter
F. Lohr
C. E. Rupprecht
A. King
D. Sutton
I. Deuzeman
Y. Li
R. M. Wallace
R. S. Mani
G. Gongal
I. G. Handel
M. Bronsvoort
V. Naik
S. Desai
S. Mazeri
L. Gamble
R. J. Mellanby
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Dog vaccination is an effective rabies prevention measure, but widespread vaccination campaigns are challenging in settings like India with large free-roaming dog populations. Here, the authors describe a One Health campaign in Goa state which led to a large reduction of cases in dogs and elimination in humans.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.73f364206b42a38e71c2ecb36f17e5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30371-y