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SUBMITTER: Warembourg C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8213792 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Warembourg Charlotte C Fournié Guillaume G Abakar Mahamat Fayiz MF Alvarez Danilo D Berger-González Monica M Odoch Terence T Wera Ewaldus E Alobo Grace G Carvallo Elfrida Triasny Ludvina ETL Bal Valentin Dingamnayal VD López Hernandez Alexis Leonel AL Madaye Enos E Maximiano Sousa Filipe F Naminou Abakar A Roquel Pablo P Hartnack Sonja S Zinsstag Jakob J Dürr Salome S
Scientific reports 20210618 1
Free roaming domestic dogs (FRDD) are the main vectors for rabies transmission to humans worldwide. To eradicate rabies from a dog population, current recommendations focus on random vaccination with at least 70% coverage. Studies suggest that targeting high-risk subpopulations could reduce the required vaccination coverage, and increase the likelihood of success of elimination campaigns. The centrality of a dog in a contact network can be used as a measure of its potential contribution to disea ...[more]