Livestock production and health
Draft animals and dogs and diseases
Research reports for "dogs"
Draft animals and dogs and diseases
Research reports for "dogs"
- Controlling the threat of rabies
In Tanzania, vaccinating domestic dogs has proved to be a very effective way of fighting rabies - because they are the major reservoir for the disease. In fact, in areas where trials have been run, they slashed both the number of cases of rabies in dogs and the number of dog bites by more than 90%. Currently rabies badly affects the poor in rural and semi-urban areas, causing illness, death and livestock losses. The poor, for example, can least afford treatment and so are most likely to develop the disease once they have been bitten. Children are also particularly vulnerable to rabies, and are most likely to die from the disease if they develop it. (Ref: AHP03)
Draft animals and dogs and diseases
