Designing programs for eliminating canine rabies from islands: Bali, Indonesia as a case study.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Sunny E Townsend, I Putu Sumantra, Pudjiatmoko, Gusti Ngurah Bagus, Eric Brum, Sarah Cleaveland, Sally Crafter, Ayu P M Dewi, Dewa Made Ngurah Dharma, Jonathan Dushoff, Janice Girardi, I Ketut Gunata, Elly F Hiby, Corlevin Kalalo, Darryn L Knobel, I Wayan Mardiana, Anak Agung Gde Putra, Luuk Schoonman, Helen Scott-Orr, Mike Shand, I Wayan Sukanadi, Pebi Purwo Suseno, Daniel T Haydon, Katie Hampson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Bali
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002372; https://doaj.org/article/b434aecde1f6428fb0ad683cdf54d007

Canine rabies is one of the most important and feared zoonotic diseases in the world. In some regions rabies elimination is being successfully coordinated, whereas in others rabies is endemic and continues to spread to uninfected areas. As epidemics emerge, both accepted and contentious control meth...