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5.4. What are we going to do – dog component?
This section provides practical guidelines for the actual implementation of measures to control dog rabies.
- 5.4.1. What techniques are available to estimate the number of dogs?
- 5.4.2. Why is epidemiological surveillance important and what can we do to enhance it?
- 5.4.3. Are there specific signs in an animal that we can watch to confirm that it is rabid?
- 5.4.4. How do we dispose of animals that have died of rabies?
- 5.4.5. What methods and strategies are available for dog vaccination?
- 5.4.6. How do we plan the vaccination campaign on the ground?
- 5.4.7. How do we make sure that dog owners know about the vaccination campaign?
- 5.4.8. At what age can dogs be vaccinated?
- 5.4.9. How often should dogs be vaccinated?
- 5.4.10. How often should campaigns be conducted?
- 5.4.11. Should cats be vaccinated?
- 5.4.12. How many people are needed on an average vaccination day?
- 5.4.13. How can the level of vaccination coverage achieved be estimated?
- 5.4.14. Is it important to include dog population management in rabies control programs?
- 5.4.15. Should dogs be removed as part of rabies vaccination campaigns?
- 5.4.16. What dog population management tools are currently recommended?
- 5.4.17. Our programme has been successful and we have eliminated dog rabies from an area - how do we maintain this area rabies-free?
- 5.4.18. How can we monitor dog movements?
- 5.4.19. How can we prevent a rabies outbreak?
- 5.4.20. What do we need to do if rabies is re-introduced into an area after a period of absence?
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Operational activities
- 5.1. What do we need to know before we start planning a canine rabies control programme?
- 5.2. What do we need to buy?
- 5.3. Who do we need to train and in what?
- 5.4. What are we going to do – dog component?
- 5.5. What are we going to do – human component?
- 5.6 Evaluation
- 5.7. How do we ensure sustainability of the rabies control programme?
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