The Vaccination of 35,000 Dogs in 20 Working Days Using Combined Static Point and Door-to-Door Methods in Blantyre, Malawi

Andrew D Gibson; Ian G Handel; Kate Shervell; Tarryn Roux; Dagmar Mayer; Stanford Muyila; Golden B Maruwo; Edwin M. S Nkhulungo; Rachel A Foster; Patrick Chikungwa; Bernard Chimera; Barend M.deC Bronsvoort; Richard J Mellanby; Luke Gamble

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004824

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The Vaccination of 35,000 Dogs in 20 Working Days Using Combined Static Point and Door-to-Door Methods in Blantyre, Malawi

Andrew D Gibson,

Affiliation Mission Rabies, Cranborne, Dorset, United Kingdom
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Ian G Handel,

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Division of Genetics and Genomics, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Kate Shervell,

Affiliation Mission Rabies, Cranborne, Dorset, United Kingdom
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Tarryn Roux,

Affiliation Blantyre Society for the Protection and Care of Animals, Blantyre, Malawi
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Dagmar Mayer,

Affiliation Mission Rabies, Cranborne, Dorset, United Kingdom
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Stanford Muyila,

Affiliation Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Blantyre Agriculture Office, Blantyre, Malawi
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Golden B Maruwo,

Affiliation Blantyre Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Blantyre, Malawi
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Edwin M. S Nkhulungo,

Affiliation Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Blantyre Agriculture Development Division, Blantyre, Malawi
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Rachel A Foster,

Affiliation Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Patrick Chikungwa,

Affiliation Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Bernard Chimera,

Affiliation Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Barend M.deC Bronsvoort,

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Division of Genetics and Genomics, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Richard J Mellanby ,

* E-mail: Richard.Mellanby@ed.ac.uk (RJM); Luke@missionrabies.com (LG)

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Division of Veterinary Clinical Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Luke Gamble

* E-mail: Richard.Mellanby@ed.ac.uk (RJM); Luke@missionrabies.com (LG)

Affiliation Mission Rabies, Cranborne, Dorset, United Kingdom
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The Vaccination of 35,000 Dogs in 20 Working Days Using Combined Static Point and Door-to-Door Methods in Blantyre, Malawi

Andrew D Gibson,
Ian G Handel,
Kate Shervell,
Tarryn Roux,
Dagmar Mayer,
Stanford Muyila,
Golden B Maruwo,
Edwin M. S Nkhulungo,
Rachel A Foster,
Patrick Chikungwa

Published: July 14, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004824

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