Prospects for dog rabies elimination in Nigeria by 2030.

Autor: Abubakar AT; Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.; Department of Veterinary Services, Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ilorin, Nigeria., Al-Mustapha AI; Department of Veterinary Services, Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ilorin, Nigeria.; Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.; Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria., Oyewo M; Department of Veterinary Services, Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ilorin, Nigeria.; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Abuja, Nigeria., Ibrahim A; Department of Veterinary Services, Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ilorin, Nigeria., Abdulrahim I; Department of Veterinary Services, Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ilorin, Nigeria., Yakub JM; Department of Veterinary Services, Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ilorin, Nigeria., Elelu N; Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., Nguku P; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Abuja, Nigeria., Balogun MS; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Abuja, Nigeria., Awosanya EJ; Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria., Kia GSN; Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.; Africa Center for Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., Kwaga JKP; Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.; Africa Center for Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., Okoli I; Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria., Bolajoko MB; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria., Alimi Y; Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Mbilo C; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Dacheux L; National Reference Center for Rabies, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Zoonoses and public health [Zoonoses Public Health] 2024 Feb; Vol. 71 (1), pp. 1-17. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 06.
DOI: 10.1111/zph.13084
Abstrakt: The attainment of the global target of zero dog-mediated human rabies by 2030 depends on functional rabies programmes. Nigeria, a rabies-endemic country, and the most populous country in Africa has a very poor rabies control strategy with a score of 1.5 out of 5 based on the Stepwise Approach towards Rabies Elimination (SARE). In this article, we report a scoping review that we conducted to highlight the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as well as situational analysis of rabies control in Nigeria and suggest a timeline for key activities that are needed to ensure zero by 30. Our findings reveal that rabies is grossly under-reported as only 998 human and 273 dog-suspected rabies cases were reported across Nigeria between 2017 and 2022. Our literature review also demonstrates a paucity of information on rabies in both human and animal health sectors. A total of 49 studies on dog rabies in Nigeria, with a predominance of reports from the North Central geopolitical region (48%, n = 23) were therefore included in this study. Currently, only 16.2% (n = 6/37) of Nigerian states have available data related to the estimated dog populations, the dog ownership rates, the vaccination status of dogs or the incidence of dog bites. Based on a dog-to-human ratio of 1:16.3, we estimated that the dog population in Nigeria was 12,969,368 (95% CI: 12,320,900-13,617,836). Thus, to attain herd immunity and dog rabies control in Nigeria, at least 9.1 million dogs must be vaccinated annually. Our review reveals that, despite the strengths and available opportunities to achieve rabies control in Nigeria by 2030, the weaknesses and challenges will make the attainment of zero by 30 very difficult or impossible. Nigeria's best-case scenario by the year 2030 is SARE stage 3-4 (control-elimination) out of 5. Otherwise, the rabies control programme might not surpass SARE stages 2-3. To attain zero by 30, Nigeria must re-strategize its current rabies control programme by funding and implementing the national strategic plan for rabies control, creating a rabies desk office in the 37 states (FCT inclusive), rigorously conducting mass vaccination campaigns, providing post-exposure prophylaxis, prioritizing mass enlightenment with a focus on responsible pet ownership and conduct baseline national rabies surveillance in the animal and human health sectors.
(© 2023 The Authors. Zoonoses and Public Health published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
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