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Rabies in Kazakhstan |
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| Authors: | Akmetzhan A. Sultanov Sarsenbay K. Abdrakhmanov Aida M. Abdybekova Bolat S. Karatayev Paul R. Torgerson |
| Affiliation: | 1Kazakh Research - Scientific Veterinary Institute LLP, Almaty, Kazakhstan;2Kazakh Agrotechnical University named after S. Seifullin JSC, Astana, Kazakhstan;3Section of Veterinary Epidemiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland;Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, SWITZERLAND |
| Abstract: | BackgroundRabies is a neglected zoonotic disease. There is a sparsity of data on this disease with regard to the incidence of human and animal disease in many low and middle income countries. Furthermore, rabies results in a large economic impact and a high human burden of disease. Kazakhstan is a large landlocked middle income country that gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and is endemic for rabies.Conclusions/SignificanceThis study demonstrates that in Kazakhstan there is a substantial economic cost and health impact of rabies. These costs could be reduced by modifying the vaccination programme that is now practised. The study also fills some data gaps on the epidemiology and economic effects of rabies in respect to Kazakhstan. |
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