Maganga Sambo

TL;DR: Investment in dog vaccination, the single most effective way of reducing the disease burden, has been inadequate and that the availability and affordability of PEP needs improving, demonstrating that collaboration by medical and veterinary sectors could dramatically reduce the current large, and unnecessary, burden of rabies on affected communities.

TL;DR: There are a number of errors in Table 3.

TL;DR: Increasing knowledge regarding wound washing, seeking post-exposure prophylaxis and the need to vaccinate dogs are likely to result in more effective prevention of rabies; however, greater engagement of the veterinary and medical sectors is also needed to ensure the availability of preventative services.

TL;DR: The true costs of obtaining PEP were twice as high as those previously reported from Africa and should be considered in re-evaluations of the burden of rabies.

TL;DR: This paper describes the experience of developing and deploying a large-scale rabies surveillance system based on mobile phones in southern Tanzania and the challenges faced in implementing this system.