If possible remove the brain or parts of the brain or decapitate the animal first and send the samples/head to the laboratory for examination as soon as you can. Laboratory confirmation of cases is critical for accurate surveillance and has implications for disease control responses. Click here to access the protocol for sample collection. The rest of the body should be incinerated or buried.
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5.4.4. How do we dispose of animals that have died of rabies?
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5.1. What do we need to know before we start planning a canine rabies control programme?
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5.2. What do we need to buy?
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5.3. Who do we need to train and in what?
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5.4. What are we going to do – dog component?
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5.4.1. What techniques are available to estimate the number of dogs?
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5.4.2. Why is epidemiological surveillance important and what can we do to enhance it?
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5.4.3. Are there specific signs in an animal that we can watch to confirm that it is rabid?
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5.4.4. How do we dispose of animals that have died of rabies?
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5.4.5. What methods and strategies are available for dog vaccination?
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5.4.6. How do we plan the vaccination campaign on the ground?
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5.4.7. How do we make sure that the community and dog owners know about the vaccination campaign?
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5.4.8. Which dogs should be vaccinated?
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5.4.9. How often should dogs be vaccinated?
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5.4.10. How often should campaigns be conducted?
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5.4.11. Should cats be vaccinated?
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5.4.12. How many people are needed on an average vaccination day?
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5.4.13. How can the level of vaccination coverage achieved be estimated?
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5.4.14. Is it important to include dog population management in rabies control programmes?
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5.4.15. Should dogs be removed as part of rabies vaccination campaigns?
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5.4.16. What dog population management tools are currently recommended?
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5.4.17. Our programme has been successful and we have eliminated dog rabies from an area - how do we keep this area rabies-free?
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5.4.18. How can we monitor dog movements?
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5.4.19. How can we prevent a rabies outbreak?
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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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5.5. What are we going to do – human component?
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5.6 Evaluation
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5.7. How do we ensure sustainability of the rabies control programme?
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5.1. What do we need to know before we start planning a canine rabies control programme?
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The Stepwise Approach towards Rabies Elimination: a tool for planning and evaluation
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