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Assessing the practicalities of joint snakebite and dog rabies control programs: Commonalities and potential pitfalls

Both rabies and snakebite primarily affect underserved and impoverished communities globally, with an estimated 200,000 people dying from these diseases annually, and the greatest burden being in Africa and Asia. Both diseases have been neglected and have thus been denied appropriate prioritization,...

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Autores principales: Scott, Terence P., Sharma, Sanjib K., Wallace, Ryan M., Nel, Louis H., Adhikari, Samir K., Abela-Ridder, Bernadette, Thumbi, S.M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8482506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34622201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxcx.2021.100084
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author Scott, Terence P.
Sharma, Sanjib K.
Wallace, Ryan M.
Nel, Louis H.
Adhikari, Samir K.
Abela-Ridder, Bernadette
Thumbi, S.M.
author_facet Scott, Terence P.
Sharma, Sanjib K.
Wallace, Ryan M.
Nel, Louis H.
Adhikari, Samir K.
Abela-Ridder, Bernadette
Thumbi, S.M.
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description Both rabies and snakebite primarily affect underserved and impoverished communities globally, with an estimated 200,000 people dying from these diseases annually, and the greatest burden being in Africa and Asia. Both diseases have been neglected and have thus been denied appropriate prioritization, support, and interventions, and face many of the challenges common to all neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In line with the call for integrated approaches between NTDs in the recent NTD Roadmap, we sought to build upon previous conceptualizations for an integrated approach by identifying the commonalities between snakebite and rabies to explore the feasibility of an integrated approach. While multiple areas for potential integration are identified, we highlight the potential pitfalls to integrating rabies and snakebite programs, considering the nuances that make each disease and its intervention program unique. We conclude that health system strengthening, and capacity building should be the focus of any integrated approach among NTDs, and that by strengthening overall health systems, both rabies and snakebite can advocate for further support from governments and stakeholders.
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spelling pubmed-84825062021-10-06 Assessing the practicalities of joint snakebite and dog rabies control programs: Commonalities and potential pitfalls Scott, Terence P. Sharma, Sanjib K. Wallace, Ryan M. Nel, Louis H. Adhikari, Samir K. Abela-Ridder, Bernadette Thumbi, S.M. Toxicon X Articles from Special Issue on A trans-disciplinary view of snakebite envenoming, Edited by: Dr. Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda, Dr. Isabelle Bolon and Dr. Jose Maria Gutiérrez Both rabies and snakebite primarily affect underserved and impoverished communities globally, with an estimated 200,000 people dying from these diseases annually, and the greatest burden being in Africa and Asia. Both diseases have been neglected and have thus been denied appropriate prioritization, support, and interventions, and face many of the challenges common to all neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In line with the call for integrated approaches between NTDs in the recent NTD Roadmap, we sought to build upon previous conceptualizations for an integrated approach by identifying the commonalities between snakebite and rabies to explore the feasibility of an integrated approach. While multiple areas for potential integration are identified, we highlight the potential pitfalls to integrating rabies and snakebite programs, considering the nuances that make each disease and its intervention program unique. We conclude that health system strengthening, and capacity building should be the focus of any integrated approach among NTDs, and that by strengthening overall health systems, both rabies and snakebite can advocate for further support from governments and stakeholders. Elsevier 2021-09-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8482506/ /pubmed/34622201 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxcx.2021.100084 Text en © 2021 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Articles from Special Issue on A trans-disciplinary view of snakebite envenoming, Edited by: Dr. Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda, Dr. Isabelle Bolon and Dr. Jose Maria Gutiérrez
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Sharma, Sanjib K.
Wallace, Ryan M.
Nel, Louis H.
Adhikari, Samir K.
Abela-Ridder, Bernadette
Thumbi, S.M.
Assessing the practicalities of joint snakebite and dog rabies control programs: Commonalities and potential pitfalls
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