Vaccinate-assess-move method of mass canine rabies vaccination utilising mobile technology data collection in Ranchi, India

• DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-1320-2
• Publication Date: 2015-12-29T10:55:06Z
• Authors: Andrew D. Gibson; Praveen Ohal; Kate Shervell; Ian G. Handel; Barend M. Bronsvoort; Richard J. Mellanby; Luke Gamble
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Rabies; India; Mass Vaccination; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Infectious Diseases; Dogs; Rabies Vaccines; Surveys and Questionnaires; Animals; Dog Diseases; Smartphone; Research Article

Over 20 000 people die from rabies each year in India. At least 95 % of contract an infected dog. Annual vaccination over 70 the dog population has eliminated both canine and human many countries. Despite having highest burden world, there have been very few studies which reported successful, large scale dogs Furthermore, Indian programmes not achieved high vaccine coverage. In this study, we utilised a catch-vaccinate-release approach programme 18 wards Ranchi, Following vaccination, surveys number marked, vaccinated unmarked, unvaccinated were undertaken. A bespoke smartphone 'Mission Rabies' application was developed to facilitate data entry team management. This enabled GPS capture location all sighted on post surveys. areas where coverage below %, catching teams re-deployed vaccinate more followed by repeat survey. During initial cycle, 6593 vaccinated. Vaccination 14 wards. second cycle performed 4 %. round reassessed found be two only just final (66.7 68.2 respectively). Our study demonstrated that mobile technology efficient management rapid analysis. The outlined potential numbers at free roaming populations