Journal
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Volume 137, Issue 11, Pages 1558-1567Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809002386
Keywords
Canine rabies; Chad; owner charge; public good; vaccination
Funding
- Swiss Federal Veterinary Office
- Wolfermann-Nageli Foundation
- Commission for Research Partnership with Developing Countries
- Emilia Guggenheim-Schnurr Foundation
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South
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We investigated the percentage of dogs that could be vaccinated against rabies by conducting a pilot campaign in N'Djamena, Chad. Owners were charged US$4.13 per dog vaccinated, and 24% of all dogs in the three city districts covered by the campaign were vaccinated. Total campaign costs were US$7623, resulting in an average of US$19.40 per vaccinated dog. This is five times more expensive than the cost per animal vaccinated during a previous free vaccination campaign for dog-owners, conducted in the same districts. The free campaign, which vaccinated 2605 more dogs than this campaign, cost an additional US$1.45 per extra dog vaccinated. Campaigns in which owners are charged for vaccinations result in lower vaccination rates than in free campaigns. Public health officials can use these results when evaluating the costs and benefits of subsidizing dog rabies vaccination programmes.
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