Delivery of canine rabies vaccination programme in Kutupalong-Balukhali refugee camps, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
This study represents the first structured mass dog vaccination campaign in a refugee setting, demonstrating that rabies control can be effectively implemented even in complex humanitarian contexts. The campaign's success offers a replicable model for integrating zoonotic disease prevention into emergency health responses, underscoring the critical need to safeguard displaced populations from preventable diseases.
Authors
- Bernadette Abela
- Keiichiro Tazawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-525X)
- Balaji Chandrashekar
- Luke Gamble
- Karlette A. Fernandes
- Catherine Swedberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-1357)
- Rubaiya Ahmad
- Tim Parkin
- Frederic Lohr
- Andrew D. Gibson
- Ryan M. Wallace
- Kamrul Islam
- James Hood
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Animal Welfare Institute (US)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Worldwide Veterinary Service (GB)
- Directorate General of Health Services (BD)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014143
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00