5.1.1. The epidemiology of rabies

Sections

• ELIMINATE CANINE RABIES
  • Introduction
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Infrastructure, legislative framework, costs and funding
  • Communications plan
  • Operational activities
    • 5.1. What do we need to know before we start planning a canine rabies control programme?
      • 5.1.1. The epidemiology of rabies
        •  5.1.1.1. What is epidemiology?
        •  5.1.1.2. Why is epidemiological information important?
        •  5.1.1.3. What if we do not have surveillance or epidemiological data?
        •  5.1.1.4. What data can provide the necessary epidemiological information?
        •  5.1.1.5. What other data can be useful?
      • 5.1.2. The reservoir species
      • 5.1.3. How rabies is transmitted
    • 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?
  • The Stepwise Approach towards Rabies Elimination: a tool for planning and evaluation
• CASE STUDIES AND DOCUMENTS
• CONTRIBUTORS