Ahmed Tijani Abubakar, Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mustapha, Muftau Oyewo, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ibrahim Abdulrahim, Jimoh Muhammad Yakub, Nusirat Elelu, Patrick Nguku, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Emmanuel Jolaoluwa Awosanya, Grace Sabo Nok Kia, Jacob K P Kwaga, Ihekerenma Okoli, Muhammad Bashir Bolajoko, Yewande Alimi, Celine Mbilo, Laurent Dacheux
The attainment of the global target of zero dog-mediated human rabies by 2030 depends on functional rabies programmes. Nigeria, a rabies-endemic country, and the most populous country in Africa has a very poor rabies control strategy with a score of 1.5 out of 5 based on the Stepwise Approach towards Rabies Elimination (SARE). In this article, we report a scoping review that we conducted to highlight the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as well as situational analysis of rabies control in Nigeria and suggest a timeline for key activities that are needed to ensure zero by 30...
February 2024: Zoonoses and Public Health