CANINE IMMUNISATION: THE ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO RABIES CONTROL

Authors

  • Rachel McDougall Queen's University Belfast, previously MSc Global Health at Maastricht University

Abstract

This op-ed will look at the use of canine immunisation as a method to control transmission of the rabies virus.  This will include previous and current recommendations from the WHO, and studies of canine immunisation conducted in Tanzania, India and Chad.  The op-ed findings underly the importance of an international one health approach to infectious disease control.

Global Health: Annual Review, Volume 1, Issue 4 (2019) Cover Page

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Published

2019-05-26

How to Cite

McDougall, R. (2019). CANINE IMMUNISATION: THE ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO RABIES CONTROL. Global Health: Annual Review, 1(4). Retrieved from https://journals.mcmaster.ca/ghar/article/view/2013

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 4 (2019): Global Health: Annual Review, Issue 4

Section

Issue 4: Communicable Diseases

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