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Potential elimination of rabies from Pemba Island, Tanzania
Content Type: Case Study
A mobile phone-based surveillance system to support the rabies control program is currently in use across southern Tanzania and was implemented in Pemba since 2011. The system allows for near real-time reporting of information on: patients with… read more… Institute COUNTRY: Tanzania Email: kennedylushasi@ymail.com WHAT DOMAIN(S) DO YOU WORK IN? _x__ Human health __x_ … Organization recommends that vaccination coverage of 70% be achieved over consecutive years to eliminate rabies … mainland. On Pemba during 2014, coverages exceeded 70% in more than 46% of vaccinated villages despite the …