Designing Programs for Eliminating Canine Rabies from Islands: Bali, Indonesia as a Case Study
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002372
- PMID
- 23991233
- PMCID
- PMC3749988
- OpenAlex
- W2004359489
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The findings provide practical guidance for rabies elimination programs on islands and contribute to the global strategy for canine rabies elimination, emphasizing the need for comprehensive, repeated, high-coverage vaccination campaigns with full regional cooperation.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The study examined the effectiveness of different control strategies for eliminating canine rabies from Bali, Indonesia, following a 2008 epidemic.
Study design
The authors estimated the basic reproductive number from epidemic data and developed a model to compare mass dog vaccination scenarios.
Population and setting
The study focused on the domestic dog population on the Indonesian island of Bali following a rabies epidemic that began in 2008 and resulted in over 100 human deaths.
Main findings
The basic reproductive number for rabies in dogs was estimated at approximately 1.2, similar to estimates from populations with ten-fold lower dog density, indicating that achievable reductions in dog density would not effectively control rabies. High-coverage mass vaccination was identified as the most important factor for elimination, with omission of even small areas reducing the probability of success.
Public-health relevance
The findings provide practical guidance for rabies elimination programs on islands and contribute to the global strategy for canine rabies elimination, emphasizing the need for comprehensive, repeated, high-coverage vaccination campaigns with full regional cooperation.
Important limitations
This summary relies on the supplied single-article abstract and metadata. The original paper is required for decision-grade interpretation of model assumptions, data quality, generalizability beyond island settings, and operational feasibility of recommended vaccination coverage levels.
GIDS interpretation
The article was classified under Rabies, Indonesia, One Health, Transmission dynamics, Vaccination, and Climate and environment topics, reflecting its focus on zoonotic disease control strategy and mathematical modeling of an island epidemic.
Related GIDS surveillance
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Evidence relationships
This article has 9 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.