ArticleVeterinary sciences2018
Estimating the Size of Dog Populations in Tanzania to Inform Rabies Control.
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- Spatial prediction of dog population distribution in Kenya.PloS one · 2026Article
- How Much Is Enough? An Empirical Test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Access to Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Tanzania: A mixed-methods and theoretically-informed study to inform policy and practise.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Rabies Surveillance in Mainland Tanzania: A Scoping Review of Animal Rabies Occurrences (1993-2023).Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Improved effectiveness of vaccination campaigns against rabies by reducing spatial heterogeneity in coverage.PLoS biology · 2025Article
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- Dog-Mediated Rabies Surveillance in Nigeria (2014-2023): Investigating Seasonality and Spatial Clustering.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Free-roaming dog populations and movement methodologies for global rabies elimination: knowns and unknowns - a scoping review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Understanding and overcoming geographical barriers for scaling up dog vaccinations against rabies.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Rabies vaccinations at the rural-urban divide: successes and barriers to dog rabies vaccination programs from a rural and urban campaign in Zambia.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
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- Implementing a One Health Approach to Rabies Surveillance: Lessons From Integrated Bite Case Management.Frontiers in tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Scaling-up the delivery of dog vaccination campaigns against rabies in Tanzania.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- The one health landscape in Sub-Saharan African countries.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Estimates of dog population sizes are a prerequisite for delivering effective canine rabies control. However, dog population sizes are generally unknown in most rabies-endemic areas. Several approaches have been used to estimate dog populations but without rigorous evaluation. We compare post-vaccination transects, household surveys, and school-based surveys to determine which most precisely estimates dog population sizes. These methods were implemented across 28 districts in southeast Tanzania, in conjunction with mass dog vaccinations, covering a range of settings, livelihoods, and religious backgrounds. Transects were the most precise method, revealing highly variable patterns of dog ownership, with human/dog ratios ranging from 12.4:1 to 181.3:1 across districts. Both household and school-based surveys generated imprecise and, sometimes, inaccurate estimates, due to small sample sizes in relation to the heterogeneity in patterns of dog ownership. Transect data were subsequently used to develop a predictive model for estimating dog populations in districts lacking transect data. We predicted a dog population of 2,316,000 (95% CI 1,573,000⁻3,122,000) in Tanzania and an average human/dog ratio of 20.7:1. Our modelling approach has the potential to be applied to predicting dog population sizes in other areas where mass dog vaccinations are planned, given census and livelihood data. Furthermore, we recommend post-vaccination transects as a rapid and effective method to refine dog population estimates across large geographic areas and to guide dog vaccination programmes in settings with mostly free roaming dog populations.
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