5.1.3. How rabies is transmitted

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
      • 5.1.2. The reservoir species
      • 5.1.3. How rabies is transmitted
        •  5.1.3.1 How is rabies transmitted?
        •  5.1.3.2. What exactly is an exposure to rabies?
        •  5.1.3.3. How long is the incubation period after an exposure occurs?
        •  5.1.3.4. Can rabies be transmitted through food (i.e. by eating milk or meat)?
        •  5.1.3.5. Can rabies be transmitted by feeding street dogs?
        •  5.1.3.6. Can rabies be transmitted while butchering animals?
        •  5.1.3.7. Can I get rabies from a patient that had rabies if I shared food and water with him/her?
    • 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