Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.
Background Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria-the most populous country in Africa-rabies causes a significant public health burden partly due to perennial obstacles to implementing a national prevention and control...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:28109ccc3a524325b9215af8681874bb 2023-05-15T15:12:39+02:00 Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. Philip P Mshelbwala J Scott Weese Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi Shovon Chakma Stephen S Okeme Abdullah A Mamun Charles E Rupprecht R J Soares Magalhaes 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009617 https://doaj.org/article/28109ccc3a524325b9215af8681874bb EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009617 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009617 https://doaj.org/article/28109ccc3a524325b9215af8681874bb PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 8, p e0009617 (2021) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009617 2022-12-31T09:21:49Z Background Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria-the most populous country in Africa-rabies causes a significant public health burden partly due to perennial obstacles to implementing a national prevention and control program. Methods We conducted a scoping review using standard Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to identify and select published articles from Nigeria during 1978-2020 reporting on rabies virus infections (human, canine, livestock, and wildlife), canine bites, knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) surveys on rabies and canine ecology studies. We extracted information on study location, year and additional details of each study such as rabies prevalence, general characteristics of offending dogs, dog vaccination status and health-seeking behaviours. Findings Between 1978 and 2020, 90 published articles met our inclusion criteria. The prevalence of rabies virus antigen detection varied between 3% and 28%, with more studies in the north. Most bites were unprovoked from dog bite studies (36.4%-97%), by dogs with low vaccination rates (12-38%). A more significant proportion of biting dogs were owned (31-90%). Laboratory confirmation for biting was available for only a small proportion of studies (6%; n = 2/32). Of the dogs surveyed during ecology studies, indigenous dogs accounted for the majority (62-98%), used mostly for security purposes (52-98%), with the vaccination rate between 15% and 38% in most states. Studies conducted in areas distant from rabies diagnostic facilities accounted for more human rabies cases and fewer dog rabies cases. Conclusion Significant improvements are necessary to achieve the elimination of human rabies mediated via dogs by 2030. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Kap ENVELOPE(23.567,23.567,65.533,65.533) Prisma ENVELOPE(-58.767,-58.767,-69.200,-69.200) PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 8 e0009617 |
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Background Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria-the most populous country in Africa-rabies causes a significant public health burden partly due to perennial obstacles to implementing a national prevention and control program. Methods We conducted a scoping review using standard Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to identify and select published articles from Nigeria during 1978-2020 reporting on rabies virus infections (human, canine, livestock, and wildlife), canine bites, knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) surveys on rabies and canine ecology studies. We extracted information on study location, year and additional details of each study such as rabies prevalence, general characteristics of offending dogs, dog vaccination status and health-seeking behaviours. Findings Between 1978 and 2020, 90 published articles met our inclusion criteria. The prevalence of rabies virus antigen detection varied between 3% and 28%, with more studies in the north. Most bites were unprovoked from dog bite studies (36.4%-97%), by dogs with low vaccination rates (12-38%). A more significant proportion of biting dogs were owned (31-90%). Laboratory confirmation for biting was available for only a small proportion of studies (6%; n = 2/32). Of the dogs surveyed during ecology studies, indigenous dogs accounted for the majority (62-98%), used mostly for security purposes (52-98%), with the vaccination rate between 15% and 38% in most states. Studies conducted in areas distant from rabies diagnostic facilities accounted for more human rabies cases and fewer dog rabies cases. Conclusion Significant improvements are necessary to achieve the elimination of human rabies mediated via dogs by 2030. |
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Philip P Mshelbwala J Scott Weese Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi Shovon Chakma Stephen S Okeme Abdullah A Mamun Charles E Rupprecht R J Soares Magalhaes |
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. |
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. |
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. |
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. |
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. |
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rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in nigeria: scoping progress towards elimination. |
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