Systematic Veterinary Virology

CONTROL OF RABIES IN DOGS

• Comprehensive guidelines for control in dogs have been prepared by the World Health Organization and include the following:
• Notification of suspected cases, and destruction of dogs with clinical signs and dogs bitten by a suspected rabid animal.
• Reduction of contact rates between susceptible dogs by leash laws, dog movement control, and quarantine.
• Mass immunization of dogs by campaigns and by continuing vaccination of young dogs.
• Stray dog control and destruction of unvaccinated dogs with low levels of dependency on, or restriction by man.
• Dog registration.