Rabies in Tanzania
Rabies takes an economic toll on Tanzania; costs due to rabies include medical expenses, control of infected dogs, and safety inspections in local communities. Rabies medication is also very expensive for the average Tanzanian.[1]
Context
Rabies is a fatal, preventable
endemic in low income countries, causing an estimated 55,000 human deaths each year with over 98% of these deaths following bites from rabid dogs.[3]
Socio-economic effects
Cleaveland et al. (2002) estimated Tanzanian human rabies mortality at 1499 deaths per year, including unreported cases. There were only 193 reported cases, or 12% of the true number of people dying of rabies annually.[4][needs update]
Prevention schemes
There have been some efforts to control rabies through vaccination of the disease sources, which include dogs and other wildlife.Ngorongoro and Serengeti.[citation needed]
References
Further reading
- Kiffner, Christian; Latzer, Michelle; Vise, Ruby; Benson, Hayley; Hammon, Elizabeth; Kioko, John (3 December 2019). "Comparative knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding anthrax, brucellosis, and rabies in three districts of northern Tanzania". BMC Public Health. 19 (1): 1625. PMID 31796011.
- WHO Rabies Modelling Consortium (11 October 2019). "Zero human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030: insights from modelling". Gates Open Research. 3: 1564. PMID 32596645.