Transmission Dynamics and Prospects for the Elimination of Canine Rabies e1000053

• Published in: PLoS biology Vol. 7; no. 3
• Main Authors: Hampson, Katie, Dushoff, Jonathan, Cleaveland, Sarah, Haydon, Daniel T, Kaare, Magai, Packer, Craig, Dobson, Andy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 01.03.2009
• Subjects: Animal bites; Developing countries; Dogs; Encephalitis; Fatalities; LDCs; Population; Rabies; Time series; Tropical diseases; Asia; Tanzania; Africa; North America; Western Europe

Rabies has been eliminated from domestic dog populations in Western Europe and North America, but continues to kill many thousands of people throughout Africa and Asia every year. A quantitative understanding of transmission dynamics in domestic dog populations provides critical information to asses...