Abstract:Canine vaccination is an effective means for rabies control, a minimum of 70% dog rabies vaccination coverage is required in endemic areas. According to previous investigations, this recommended coverage is always not achieved in Burkina Faso. This study was carried out to investigate reasons for poor vaccination coverage in canine population. Using a structured questionnaires, a cross‐sectional survey was conducted in the city of Bobo Dioulasso to capture data on drivers that affect dog owners’ individual dec… Show more
“…The Zero by 30 timeline is ambitious and the goal may not be met by 2030, but the continued scientific, technological, and institutional innovation illustrated in this review provides a basis for optimism that global rabies elimination may be feasible in the foreseeable future. Factors associated with owned-dogs' vaccination against rabies: A household survey in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso [33] 2021 Burkina Faso I Assessing drivers for vaccination…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Two studies reported an increase in MDV coverage following these activities [25,26], even though poor MDV coverage was also reported with the two other studies [27,28]. Mixed outcomes of awareness campaigns can be explained from Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) studies showing that higher knowledge does not always translate into adoption of preventive measures [30][31][32][33]. Several studies reported misconceptions about appropriate preventive measures following a rabies exposure like a bite [30,[34][35][36].…”
Section: Outcome 11 Rabies Is Prevented Through Increased Awareness and Improved Educationmentioning
Almost half of all countries in the world are effectively free of human deaths from dog-mediated rabies. But the disease still affects people in low- and middle-income countries, especially the rural poor, and children. Successful regional elimination of human rabies is attributable to advances in significant and sustained investment in dog vaccination, post-exposure vaccination and surveillance, illustrated by productive efforts to reduce human rabies in Latin America over the last 35 years. Nonetheless, countries still facing endemic rabies face significant barriers to elimination. Using the 2017 Global Strategic Plan to end human rabies deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030 as a reference point and an organizing framework, we assess progress toward global rabies elimination by examining the characteristics of successful regional control efforts and barriers to elimination. Although substantive barriers exist for countries where rabies remains endemic, advances in knowledge, technology, institutions, and economics provide a basis for optimism.
“…The Zero by 30 timeline is ambitious and the goal may not be met by 2030, but the continued scientific, technological, and institutional innovation illustrated in this review provides a basis for optimism that global rabies elimination may be feasible in the foreseeable future. Factors associated with owned-dogs' vaccination against rabies: A household survey in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso [33] 2021 Burkina Faso I Assessing drivers for vaccination…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Two studies reported an increase in MDV coverage following these activities [25,26], even though poor MDV coverage was also reported with the two other studies [27,28]. Mixed outcomes of awareness campaigns can be explained from Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) studies showing that higher knowledge does not always translate into adoption of preventive measures [30][31][32][33]. Several studies reported misconceptions about appropriate preventive measures following a rabies exposure like a bite [30,[34][35][36].…”
Section: Outcome 11 Rabies Is Prevented Through Increased Awareness and Improved Educationmentioning
Almost half of all countries in the world are effectively free of human deaths from dog-mediated rabies. But the disease still affects people in low- and middle-income countries, especially the rural poor, and children. Successful regional elimination of human rabies is attributable to advances in significant and sustained investment in dog vaccination, post-exposure vaccination and surveillance, illustrated by productive efforts to reduce human rabies in Latin America over the last 35 years. Nonetheless, countries still facing endemic rabies face significant barriers to elimination. Using the 2017 Global Strategic Plan to end human rabies deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030 as a reference point and an organizing framework, we assess progress toward global rabies elimination by examining the characteristics of successful regional control efforts and barriers to elimination. Although substantive barriers exist for countries where rabies remains endemic, advances in knowledge, technology, institutions, and economics provide a basis for optimism.
“…Outbreaks of human rabies are notable in West Africa , but PEP is either unavailable or expensive [ 4 ]. In Burkina Faso, human rabies deaths occur in the face of low dog vaccination coverage (i.e., 26%) [ 5 ]. In Côte d'Ivoire, 637 deaths were identified, 24–47 times official reports [ 6 •].…”
Section: Africamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While such programs, driven particularly with foreign assistance, offer the potential for major impact, they are not sustainable without local support. Focusing primarily upon recent literature from the past 5 years [ 1 – 5 , 6 •, 7 – 14 , 15 •, 16 – 24 , 25 •, 26 – 30 , 31 •, 32 •, 33 •, 34 – 51 , 52 •, 53 , 54 •, 55 – 62 , 63 ••, 64 – 66 , 67 •, 68 , 69 ••, 70 – 83 , 84 •, 85 , 86 •, 87 •, 88 ••, 89 , 90 •, 91 – 93 , 94 ••, 95 – 100 ], the objective of this communication is to provide an update on rabies in the tropics (narrowly defined as those geographic regions between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn) and progress in human and animal case reduction towards the goal of “Zero by Thirty” (ZBT). Fig.…”
Purpose of Review
Rabies is an ancient yet still neglected tropical disease (NTD). This review focuses upon highlights of recent research and peer-reviewed communications on the underestimated tropical burden of disease and its management due to the complicated dynamics of virulent viral species, diverse mammalian reservoirs, and tens of millions of exposed humans and animals – and how laboratory-based surveillance at each level informs upon pathogen spread and risks of transmission, for targeted prevention and control.
Recent Findings
While both human and rabies animal cases in enzootic areas over the past 5 years were reported to PAHO/WHO and OIE by member countries, still there is a huge gap between these “official” data and the need for enhanced surveillance efforts to meet global program goals.
Summary
A review of the complex aspects of rabies perpetuation in human, domestic animal, and wildlife communities, coupled with a high fatality rate despite the existence of efficacious biologics (but no therapeutics), warrants the need for a One Health approach toward detection via improved laboratory-based surveillance, with focal management at the viral source. More effective methods to prevent the spread of rabies from enzootic to free zones are needed.
“…Rabies is 100% preventable through appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis and mass canine vaccination [7]. However, canine vaccination coverage remains much lower than the 70% required to stop the virus transmission [7][8][9].…”
Background and Aim: Rabies is a neglected zoonotic disease transmissible to humans and domestic and wild animals through biting, scratching, or licking. This study aimed to analyze the adoption of the One Health approach by the stakeholders involved in rabies control in Burkina Faso.
Materials and Methods: The stakeholders involved in rabies control were from the Ministry of Livestock, Ministry of Health, Ministry of the Territory Administration, Ministry of Environment and Wildlife, and Ministry of Higher Education and Research. A structured questionnaire was used in face-to-face interviews to collect data from the stakeholders. The collected data included stakeholders' knowledge of rabies and the One Health approach and their levels of involvement in the multisectoral collaboration.
Results: Most participants could not describe rabies correctly (80%), and only 52.9% had heard of the One Health approach. In addition, there was no significant association between knowledge of rabies and participants' characteristics, and the knowledge of the One Health approach was significantly influenced by a participant's affiliation (place of work).
Conclusion: The results call for an increase in One Health education for its effective adoption by all the rabies control stakeholders. Additional efforts should focus on continual training of the One Health workforce, from policy-makers to frontline personnel.
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