When War Breaks the Human‐Dog Bond: Armed Conflict and the Resurgence of Rabies
Impacts Armed conflict is rising globally; however, its more‐than‐human dimensions are rarely examined. Dog‐human entanglements are profoundly impacted by armed conflict, with implications for health and wellbeing for humans, dogs and the broader environment. This includes the transmission of infections that dogs can spread to humans‐with rabies being the most serious of these‐and injury due to dog bites. Dogs and their relationships to humans, especially children, must be factored into humanitarian response and planning.
Authors
- Deborah Nadal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8714-0089)
- Julianne Meisner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7477-6598)
- Silvia Danielak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9350-1637)
- Amira Roess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2321-1575)
- Mohammad M. Obaidat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-9670)
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- George Mason University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zoonoses and Public Health
- Published
- 2026-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.70105
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00