Effectiveness of dog rabies vaccination programmes: comparison of owner-charged and free vaccination campaigns

We investigated the percentage of dogs that could be vaccinated against rabies by conducting a pilot campaign in N'Djaména, 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...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2009-11, Vol.137 (11), p.1558-1567
Main Authors: DURR, S., MINDEKEM, R., KANINGA, Y., DOUMAGOUM MOTO, D., MELTZER, M. I., VOUNATSOU, P., ZINSSTAG, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and Human Health
Animals
Average total cost
Biological and medical sciences
Canine rabies
Canines
Cat Diseases - economics
Cat Diseases - prevention & control
Cats
Chad
Developing Countries
Dog Diseases - economics
Dog Diseases - prevention & control
Dogs
Fees and Charges
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Haplorhini
Humans
Male
Mass Vaccination - economics
Mass Vaccination - veterinary
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Monkey Diseases - economics
Monkey Diseases - prevention & control
owner charge
Political campaigns
Private sector
public good
Public sector
Rabies
Rabies - economics
Rabies - prevention & control
Rabies - veterinary
Rabies Vaccines - economics
Transportation costs
Vaccination
Virology
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Summary:We investigated the percentage of dogs that could be vaccinated against rabies by conducting a pilot campaign in N'Djaména, 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.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268809002386