Cost-effectiveness of canine vaccination to prevent human rabies in rural Tanzania.
Fitzpatrick MC, Hampson K, Cleaveland S, Mzimbiri I, Lankester F, Lembo T, Meyers LA, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Cost-effectiveness of canine vaccination to prevent human rabies in rural Tanzania. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 160: 91-100. PMID: 24592494, PMCID: PMC4084874, DOI: 10.7326/m13-0542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccination campaignCanine vaccinationPrompt postexposure prophylaxisBase-case analysisVaccination coverageHuman rabiesSocietal willingnessProbability-based evaluationU.S. dollarsEconomic outcomesContact-tracing studiesEmpirical uncertaintyRural AfricaRural TanzaniaOptimal vaccination coverageOngoing vaccination campaignRabies vaccination campaignsGreat uncertaintyAnnual mortality ratePostexposure prophylaxisEpidemiologic variablesTransmission of rabiesHealth burdenWillingnessMortality rate