Effectiveness of dog rabies vaccination programmes: Comparison of owner-charged and free vaccination campaigns

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1558-1567

  Durr, S ^a   Mindekem, R ^b   Kaninga, Y ^c   Doumagoum Moto, D ^b   Meltzer, M I ^d   Vounatsou, P ^a   Zinsstag, J ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Centre de Support en Sant International   (Chad)

^c Clinique Vtrinaire Urbaine   (Chad)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine rabies; Chad; Owner charge; Public good; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; RABIES; VACCINATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOG DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEE; HAPLORHINI; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MONKEY DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHAD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MONKEY DISEASES; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES;

EID: 70349565548     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809002386     Document Type: Article

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