Epidemiological Associations between Rabies Vaccination and Dog Owner Characteristics

• Published in: Vaccines (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 2; p. 352
• Main Authors: Amemiya, Yuri, Inoue, Satoshi, Maeda, Ken, Nishiura, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 03.02.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Animal bites; association; Care and treatment; Clinics; Control; Demographics; dog owner; dog registration; Dogs; Dosage and administration; Education; Education history; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Family income; Households; Immunization; Influenza; Methods; Pet owners; Questionnaires; Rabies; Rabies vaccines; Registration; Tropical diseases; Vaccination; Variables; Variance analysis; Veterinary services; Willingness to pay; Japan; Asia; Africa; dog owner; association; rabies; dog registration; vaccination
• ISSN: 2076-393X; 2076-393X
• DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11020352

Background: The annual rabies vaccination coverage in dogs among 47 prefectures in Japan has been reported to range from 42.3% to 92.4%, and the overall coverage has been steadily declining. Given the presence of unregistered dogs and the small number of stray dogs, the true vaccination coverage is...