About the Authors

Adam W. Ferguson

Contributed equally to this work with: Adam W. Ferguson, Dishon Muloi, Dedan K. Ngatia

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

adamwferguson@gmail.com

Current address: Gantz Family Collection Center, Field Museum of Natural History, South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois United States of America

Affiliation Global Health Program, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, United States of America

Dishon Muloi

Contributed equally to this work with: Adam W. Ferguson, Dishon Muloi, Dedan K. Ngatia

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences & Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Charlotte Auerbach Road,Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, International Livestock Research Institute,Nairobi, Kenya

Dedan K. Ngatia

Contributed equally to this work with: Adam W. Ferguson, Dishon Muloi, Dedan K. Ngatia

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies, Karatina University, Karatina, Kenya

Wangechi Kiongo

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration

Affiliation School of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies, Karatina University, Karatina, Kenya

Duncan M. Kimuyu

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies, Karatina University, Karatina, Kenya

Paul W. Webala

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Maasai Mara University, Narok, Kenya

Moses O. Olum

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Muguga North,Kikuyu, Kenya

Mathew Muturi

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources

Affiliation Kenya Zoonotic Disease Unit, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, Nairobi, Kenya

Samuel M. Thumbi

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Rabies Free Africa, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Rosie Woodroffe

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London, United Kingdom

Lucy Murugi

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources

Affiliation Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, County Government of Laikipia, Nanyuki, Kenya

Eric M. Fèvre

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations International Livestock Research Institute,Nairobi, Kenya, Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, United Kingdom

Suzan Murray

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation Global Health Program, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, United States of America

Dino J. Martins

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Mpala Research Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: membership in a government or other advisory board related to rabies elimination (DKN, MM, SMT, LM, and EMF) and relationships with organizations and funding bodies including nongovernmental organizations, research institutions, or charities (AWF, DKN, WK, DK, SM, and DJM).