Cost efficiency of rabies oral vaccination strategies implemented in Latvia from 1991 to 2011
2012
Olsevskis, E., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine;Food and Veterinary Service, Riga (Latvia);Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment BIOR, Riga (Latvia) | Lamberga, K., Food and Veterinary Service, Riga (Latvia) | Liepins, E., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Rabies has been a serious animal and public health threat in Latvia since 19th century. Foxes and raccoon dogs are main rabies virus reservoirs in Latvia since 1963. Oral vaccination of wildlife (ORV) has been recognized as an effective tool to eliminate rabies in several countries in Europe. Despite of the implementation of three different ORV strategies in Latvia since 1991 rabies cases are still detected. The aim of this study was to analyse cost efficiency of ORV strategies implemented in Latvia. The results of our study reveal that only large-scale ORV strategy decreased rabies cases continuously comparing to other strategies and is therefore considered as cost-effective.
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