Barriers to rabies control through mass dog vaccination in rural Uganda: Insights from community perspectives and key informant interviews
Limited awareness, logistical challenges, and inadequate veterinary resources were reported to be barriers to rabies control in Kyegegwa District. Addressing these issues may require timely communication, workforce strengthening, animal mobile clinics, and cost mitigation. Accurate dog population assessments and tailored community strategies may improve vaccination coverage, offering a foundation for effective rabies prevention in Kyegegwa District and similar resource-limited settings.
Authors
- Sonja Hartnack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-5708)
- Salome Dürr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-5980)
- Clovice Kankya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6315-1699)
- Arthur Bagonza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2167-7294)
- Terence Odoch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9730-4112)
- Frederic Lohr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7158-3122)
- Adrian Herrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9234-1694)
- Anna Mary Kahunde
- Andrew Ddungu Kambugu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3075-0211)
- Mohammed Lamorde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2218-6822)
- Monique Léchenne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-3978)
- Juliet Kiguli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5892-8632)
- Samuel George Okech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3670-4160)
- Dickson Akankwatsa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6627-9058)
- Doreen Agado
- Felister Apio
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (AT)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Infectious Diseases Institute (UG)
- Omega Consult (Slovenia) (SI)
- Worldwide Veterinary Service (GB)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013578
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07