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Rabies in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and North Africa: Building evidence and delivering a regional approach to rabies elimination

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JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 14, 期 6, 页码 787-794

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.02.009

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MEEREB; MERACON; Rabies; Epidemiology

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  1. University of Surrey Doctoral College

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The MERACON network aims to promote collaboration among Member States in controlling and eliminating rabies, by assessing the epidemiology and preparedness of each member country. Analysis showed improvement in some countries' rabies cases and human deaths, but there is still a need for enhanced data collection and sharing.
The Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and North Africa Rabies Control Network (MERACON), is built upon the achievements of the Middle East and Eastern Europe Rabies Expert Bureau (MEEREB). MERACON aims to foster collaboration among Member States (MS) and develop shared regional objectives, building momentum towards dog-mediated rabies control and elimination. Here we assess the epidemiology of rabies and preparedness in twelve participating MS, using case and rabies capacity data for 2017, and compare our findings with previous published reports and a predictive burden model. Across MS, the number of reported cases of dog rabies per 100,000 dog population and the number of reported human deaths per 100,000 population as a result of dog-mediated rabies appeared weakly associated. Compared to 2014 there has been a decrease in the number of reported human cases in five of the twelve MS, three MS reported an increase, two MS continued to report zero cases, and the remaining two MS were not listed in the 2014 study and therefore no comparison could be drawn. Vaccination coverage in dogs has increased since 2014 in half (4/8) of the MS where data are available. Most importantly, it is evident that there is a need for improved data collection, sharing and reporting at both the national and international levels. Journal of Infection (2021) With the formation of the MERACON network, MS will be able to align with international best practices, while also fostering international support with other MS and international organisations. (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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