About the Authors

Stella Marie D. Lapiz

Affiliation Office of the Provincial Veterinarian, Capitol Annex, Tagbilaran City, Philippines

Mary Elizabeth G. Miranda

betsygmiranda@gmail.com

Affiliation Global Alliance for Rabies Control, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Romulo G. Garcia

Affiliation Office of the Provincial Veterinarian, Capitol Annex, Tagbilaran City, Philippines

Leonida I. Daguro

Affiliation Office of the Provincial Veterinarian, Capitol Annex, Tagbilaran City, Philippines

Meydalyn D. Paman

Affiliation Office of the Provincial Veterinarian, Capitol Annex, Tagbilaran City, Philippines

Frederick P. Madrinan

Affiliation Office of the Provincial Veterinarian, Capitol Annex, Tagbilaran City, Philippines

Polizena A. Rances

Affiliation Provincial Health Office, Capitol Annex, Tagbilaran City, Philippines

Deborah J. Briggs

Affiliation Global Alliance for Rabies Control, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SMDL MEGM RGG LID MDP FPM PAR DJB. Analyzed the data: SMDL MEGM MDP DJB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMDL MEGM RGG LID MDP FPM PAR DJB. Wrote the paper: SMDL MEGM RGG LID MDP FPM PAR DJB. Coordination, administrative support, oversight and actual field implementation of program activities and data collection: SMDL MEGM RGG LID MDP FPM PAR.