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Editorial
. 2013 Oct 2;2(1):22.
doi: 10.1186/2049-9957-2-22.

Towards a science of rabies elimination

Jakob Zinsstag  1
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Editorial

Towards a science of rabies elimination

Jakob Zinsstag. Infect Dis Poverty. .

Abstract

Wenwu Yin and co-workers conducted a systematic review on challenges and needs to eliminate rabies in China (Yin et al., 2013 in this journal). Their analysis shows that there is considerable overrepresentation of laboratory and basic epidemiology research. On the other hand, information on effective control activities and policies are nearly absent. Currently we know enough to control and eliminate dog rabies effectively. Continuing basic research while not engaging in the control of rabies appears almost cynical. Why is it not attractive to do research on effective control and elimination? Let us move now from the biological understanding to the science of rabies elimination.

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World map of rabies death Territory size shows the proportion of human deaths from rabies worldwide that occurred there between 1995 and 2004. © Copyright Sasi Group (University of Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan).
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