Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.

<h4>Background</h4>Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria-the most populous country in Africa-rabies causes a significant public health burden partly due to perennial obstacles to implementing a national pr...

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Autores principales:	Philip P Mshelbwala, J Scott Weese, Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi, Shovon Chakma, Stephen S Okeme, Abdullah A Mamun, Charles E Rupprecht, R J Soares Magalhaes
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Materias:	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:28109ccc3a524325b9215af8681874bb2021-12-02T20:23:39ZRabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.1935-27271935-273510.1371/journal.pntd.0009617https://doaj.org/article/28109ccc3a524325b9215af8681874bb2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009617https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735<h4>Background</h4>Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria-the most populous country in Africa-rabies causes a significant public health burden partly due to perennial obstacles to implementing a national prevention and control program.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a scoping review using standard Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to identify and select published articles from Nigeria during 1978-2020 reporting on rabies virus infections (human, canine, livestock, and wildlife), canine bites, knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) surveys on rabies and canine ecology studies. We extracted information on study location, year and additional details of each study such as rabies prevalence, general characteristics of offending dogs, dog vaccination status and health-seeking behaviours.<h4>Findings</h4>Between 1978 and 2020, 90 published articles met our inclusion criteria. The prevalence of rabies virus antigen detection varied between 3% and 28%, with more studies in the north. Most bites were unprovoked from dog bite studies (36.4%-97%), by dogs with low vaccination rates (12-38%). A more significant proportion of biting dogs were owned (31-90%). Laboratory confirmation for biting was available for only a small proportion of studies (6%; n = 2/32). Of the dogs surveyed during ecology studies, indigenous dogs accounted for the majority (62-98%), used mostly for security purposes (52-98%), with the vaccination rate between 15% and 38% in most states. Studies conducted in areas distant from rabies diagnostic facilities accounted for more human rabies cases and fewer dog rabies cases.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Significant improvements are necessary to achieve the elimination of human rabies mediated via dogs by 2030.Philip P MshelbwalaJ Scott WeeseOlufunmilayo A Sanni-AdeniyiShovon ChakmaStephen S OkemeAbdullah A MamunCharles E RupprechtR J Soares MagalhaesPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleArctic medicine. Tropical medicineRC955-962Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 8, p e0009617 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Philip P Mshelbwala J Scott Weese Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi Shovon Chakma Stephen S Okeme Abdullah A Mamun Charles E Rupprecht R J Soares Magalhaes Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.
description	<h4>Background</h4>Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria-the most populous country in Africa-rabies causes a significant public health burden partly due to perennial obstacles to implementing a national prevention and control program.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a scoping review using standard Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to identify and select published articles from Nigeria during 1978-2020 reporting on rabies virus infections (human, canine, livestock, and wildlife), canine bites, knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) surveys on rabies and canine ecology studies. We extracted information on study location, year and additional details of each study such as rabies prevalence, general characteristics of offending dogs, dog vaccination status and health-seeking behaviours.<h4>Findings</h4>Between 1978 and 2020, 90 published articles met our inclusion criteria. The prevalence of rabies virus antigen detection varied between 3% and 28%, with more studies in the north. Most bites were unprovoked from dog bite studies (36.4%-97%), by dogs with low vaccination rates (12-38%). A more significant proportion of biting dogs were owned (31-90%). Laboratory confirmation for biting was available for only a small proportion of studies (6%; n = 2/32). Of the dogs surveyed during ecology studies, indigenous dogs accounted for the majority (62-98%), used mostly for security purposes (52-98%), with the vaccination rate between 15% and 38% in most states. Studies conducted in areas distant from rabies diagnostic facilities accounted for more human rabies cases and fewer dog rabies cases.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Significant improvements are necessary to achieve the elimination of human rabies mediated via dogs by 2030.
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author	Philip P Mshelbwala J Scott Weese Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi Shovon Chakma Stephen S Okeme Abdullah A Mamun Charles E Rupprecht R J Soares Magalhaes
author_facet	Philip P Mshelbwala J Scott Weese Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi Shovon Chakma Stephen S Okeme Abdullah A Mamun Charles E Rupprecht R J Soares Magalhaes
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title	Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.
title_short	Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.
title_full	Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.
title_fullStr	Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.
title_full_unstemmed	Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.
title_sort	rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in nigeria: scoping progress towards elimination.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/28109ccc3a524325b9215af8681874bb
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination.

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