Towards Canine Rabies Elimination in South-Eastern Tanzania: Assessment of Health Economic Data

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 951-958

  Hatch, B ^a,b   Anderson, A ^a   Sambo, M ^c   Maziku, M ^d   Mchau, G ^e   Mbunda, E ^f   Mtema, Z ^c   Rupprecht, C E ^b,g   Shwiff, S A ^a   Nel, L ^b,h  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Erasmus Forum A434   (United States)

^c IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^f Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development   (Tanzania)

^g WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

dog vaccination; health economics; neglected diseases; post exposure prophylaxis; rabies; zoonosis

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; DOG; DOG DISEASES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NEGLECTED DISEASES; RABIES; TANZANIA; VACCINATION; VETERINARY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; TANZANIA; VACCINATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84959450534     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12463     Document Type: Article

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