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ELIMINATE CANINE RABIES
- Introduction
- 1.1. What is the Blueprint for Rabies Prevention and Control?
- 1.2. Who is it for?
- 1.3. How does it work and what does it include?
- 1.4. What is rabies and why is it important to control it?
- 1.5. Why is it possible to control canine rabies?
- 1.6. What is involved in a dog rabies control plan?
- 1.7. Who can I approach for advice?
- 1.8. What measures are available for controlling dog rabies?
- 1.9. Can we prevent human rabies through human rabies prophylaxis instead?
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Infrastructure, legislative framework, costs and funding
- 3.1. Infrastructure
- 3.1.1. What personnel might be available for carrying out dog vaccination campaigns?
- 3.1.2. What infrastructure is needed for storage of vaccines?
- 3.1.3. What personnel and infrastructure are needed for rabies surveillance?
- 3.1.4. What infrastructure is needed for surgical sterilisation?
- 3.1.5. What medical facilities are available for providing human post-exposure prophylaxis?
- 3.1.6. How well-trained are personnel?
- 3.1.7. Which laboratories are available for rabies diagnosis?
- 3.1.8. What are the minimum requirements for laboratories performing basic rabies diagnosis?
- 3.1.9. What is the minimum infrastructure for providing human pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis?
- 3.1.10. What personnel should administer pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis?
- 3.1.11. Guidance and checklists for national governments
- 3.2. Legislation
- 3.2.1. What is the role of legislation in the fight against rabies?
- 3.2.2. What is the difference between reporting and notification?
- 3.2.3. Why does rabies need to be a notifiable disease?
- 3.2.4. Which factors are important in deciding whether a disease is notifiable?
- 3.2.5. Is/should rabies in humans be a notifiable disease in my country?
- 3.2.6. Is/should rabies in animals be a notifiable disease in my country?
- 3.2.7. How do I notify authorities of a rabies case?
- 3.2.8. Are/should animal-bite injuries be notifiable?
- 3.2.9. How do I make rabies a notifiable disease in my country?
- 3.2.10. How is the legislation to support rabies control elaborated and implemented?
- 3.2.11. What laws and by-laws may be useful in ensuring a successful dog rabies control programme?
- 3.2.12. What laws and recommendations are available for dog importation?
- 3.2.13. What laws and recommendations are available for dog identification and registry?
- 3.2.14. Is dog vaccination compulsory?
- 3.2.15. What emergency orders might apply in the case of unexpected outbreaks?
- 3.3. Costs and Funding
- 3.3.1. How much is a dog vaccination programme going to cost?
- 3.3.2. What are the costs involved in sterilisation programmes?
- 3.3.3. What are the costs associated with post-exposure treatment?
- 3.3.4. To what extent is rabies prevention and control a priority and has secure funding?
- 3.3.5. What sources of funding might be available for dog rabies control?
- 3.3.6. What resources are needed to set up a rabies control programme?
- 3.3.7. How is the budget determined?
- 3.1. Infrastructure
- Communications plan
- 4.1. Importance of an effective communication plan
- 4.2. Developing a communication plan
- 4.2.1. Assessing the science
- 4.2.2. Defining the purpose of the communication
- 4.2.3. Identifying and understanding who needs to be involved
- 4.2.4. Developing messages
- 4.2.5 Testing messages
- 4.2.6. Choosing media and channels for messages
- 4.2.7. Determining the best timing for delivering messages
- 4.2.8. Launching the campaign
- 4.3. Evaluating the campaign and its impact
- 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
- 5.1.2.1. Which animal species should be targeted?
- 5.1.2.2. Are there other animals besides dogs that can transmit rabies (e.g. cats, cows, horses, sheep, pigs, goats, wildlife, bats, etc.)?
- 5.1.2.3. Why is it important to know the relationship between man and dog in your country/area?
- 5.1.2.4. What kind of dogs are present in the target area/country?
- 5.1.2.5. What is the total number of dogs in the target area/country?
- 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?
- 5.2.1. What supplies do dog vaccinating teams need?
- 5.2.2. What supplies are needed for sterilisation programmes?
- 5.2.3. What supplies are needed for a clinic administering human pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis?
- 5.2.4. What basic supplies do rabies surveillance personnel need in the field?
- 5.2.5. What supplies do we need for laboratory-based rabies diagnosis using the fluorescence antibody test?
- 5.2.6. What can I do if I do not have a fluorescent microscope in my laboratory?
- 5.3. Who do we need to train and in what?
- 5.4. What are we going to do – dog component?
- 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 the community and dog owners know about the vaccination campaign?
- 5.4.8. Which dogs should 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 programmes?
- 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 keep 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?
- 5.5. What are we going to do – human component?
- 5.5.1. What is the difference between pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis?
- 5.5.2. Who should receive pre-exposure prophylaxis?
- 5.5.3. What do we need to know about products for human rabies prophylaxis?
- 5.5.4. How do we deal with or prevent exposures?
- 5.5.5. What do we need to know about regimens, doses and schedules?
- 5.5.6. Are there any conditions that might affect post-exposure prophylaxis?
- 5.5.7 How do we ensure that bite victims seek PEP?
- 5.5.8 End of life care for rabies patients
- 5.6 Evaluation
- 5.6.1. How can we find out if the canine rabies control programme has been successful?
- 5.6.2. Has the programme reached enough dogs?
- 5.6.3. Has the programme had an impact on dog rabies cases?
- 5.6.4. Has the programme had an impact on human rabies deaths, bite exposures and demand for human post-exposure treatment?
- 5.6.5. How well do dogs respond to vaccination?
- 5.6.6. Self-Assessment of national rabies programmes
- 5.7. How do we ensure sustainability of the rabies control programme?
- 5.1. What do we need to know before we start planning a canine rabies control programme?
- The Stepwise Approach towards Rabies Elimination: a tool for planning and evaluation
