Priorities in applied research to ensure programmatic success in the global elimination of canine rabies

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 37; pp. A77 - A84
• Main Authors: Rupprecht, Charles E., Kuzmin, Ivan V., Yale, Gowri, Nagarajan, Thirumeni, Meslin, Francois-Xavier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 03.10.2019; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Africa; Allergy and Immunology; Animals; applied research; Asia; Biomedical Research - methods; Biomedical Research - trends; Canine vaccination; Developed countries; Developing countries; Diagnostic systems; diagnostic techniques; disease control; Disease elimination; Disease Eradication; Dog Diseases - prevention & control; Dog Diseases - transmission; Dogs; Epidemiology; experts; Fatalities; Global Health; Human prophylaxis; Humans; Immunization; Infections; Laboratories; LDCs; Lyssavirus; Medical diagnosis; microbial detection; monitoring; mortality; North America; Opinion leaders; oral vaccination; Pathogens; Prophylaxis; Rabies; Rabies - prevention & control; Rabies - transmission; Rabies - veterinary; Research - organization & administration; Research - trends; Risk assessment; South America; Success; Surveillance; Translational Medical Research - methods; Translational Medical Research - trends; Vaccines; Veterinary biologics; Viral diagnosis; Viruses; Wildlife conservation; Zoonosis; Asia; Arctic region; South America; North America; Africa; Canine vaccination; Viral diagnosis; Surveillance; Rabies; Risk assessment; Disease elimination; Veterinary biologics; Lyssavirus; Human prophylaxis; Zoonosis

The elimination of human rabies mediated by dogs is attainable in concept, based upon current sensitive and specific diagnostic methods, existing safe and effective human and veterinary vaccines and a sound virological, pathological and epidemiological understanding of the disease. Globally, all dev...