Perceptions and practices of dog ownership and rabies control at a human-wildlife-domestic animal interface in South Africa Universiteit Gent Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen
Rabies is efficiently controlled through mass vaccination of dogs. In an area of South Africa where free vaccination campaigns were implemented following rabies re-emergence, the required 70% vaccination coverage was challenging to reach. Understanding the factors affecting the efficiency of mass vaccination is helpful in guiding long-term rabies control efforts. This study aimed to assess the communities' knowledge and perceptions of dogs, ...