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Using causal loop analysis to explore pathways for zoonosis control in low-income setting: The case of dog rabies vaccination in Burkina Faso.
Savadogo, Madi; Renmans, Dimitri; Bada Alambedji, Rianatou et al.
2022In Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 203, p. 105623
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Keywords :
Barriers; Burkina Faso; Causal loop diagraming; Dog vaccination; Facilitators; Rabies control; System dynamics; Zoonosis
Abstract :
[en] Dog vaccination is an effective pathway to control rabies if a minimum of 70% dog vaccination coverage is achieved. For more than six decades, dog vaccination has been adopted as part of the rabies control measures in Burkina Faso. However, the required vaccination coverage in canine population remains challenging and rabies endemic. This study describes the use of systems thinking to explore the dynamics arising from dog vaccination complexity and explain the possibles causes of low vaccination coverage in the dog population. In-depth interviews were conducted in three administrative regions and included various stakeholders. A thematic analysis was performed to analyze the obtained narratives. Subsequently, causal loop diagrams (CLDs) were developed, depicting the causes of low dog vaccination coverage. The CLDs were composed of reinforcing loops and balancing loops, visualizing how different variables including social, economic, technical, political and organizational factors that affect the implementation of rabies vaccination in the country are causally interrelated. Overall, the results revealed the importance of community awareness raising, strengthening the vaccination workforce, enhanced governance and leadership in the dynamics of dog vaccination. The study calls for wide consideration of all drivers and factors that may affect dog vaccination coverage, for the development of any rabies control strategy or vaccination program. Beyond the dog vaccination problem, the methods and findings from this study could be applied to other critical rabies-related questions such as postexposure prophylaxis, epidemiological surveillance, dog population management, laboratory diagnosis, and the One Health collaboration issues, to understand and improve rabies control.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Savadogo, Madi  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH)
Renmans, Dimitri;  Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Bada Alambedji, Rianatou;  Service de Microbiologie-Immunologie et Pathologie Infectieuse, Département de Santé Publique et Environnement, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
Tarnagda, Zékiba;  Laboratoire National de Référence-Grippes (LNR-G), Unité des Maladies à potentiel Epidémique-Maladies Emergentes et Zoonoses, Département de Biologie Médicale et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Antoine-Moussiaux, Nicolas  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Productions animales durables
Language :
English
Title :
Using causal loop analysis to explore pathways for zoonosis control in low-income setting: The case of dog rabies vaccination in Burkina Faso.
Publication date :
24 March 2022
Journal title :
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
ISSN :
0167-5877
eISSN :
1873-1716
Publisher :
Elsevier B.V., Netherlands
Volume :
203
Pages :
105623
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Development Goals :
3. Good health and well-being
Funders :
ARES - Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur [BE]
Funding text :
This study received funding from the Academy of Research and Higher Education (ARES) of Belgium.
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