Translations:Advanced Field Epi:Manual 1 - Disease Control and Eradication Programs/144/en
Townsend et al (2013) suggest that eradication is achievable with a third and possibly further mass vaccination campaigns, but that ongoing control and surveillance will be critical to prevent re-introduction of rabies in the future even if eradication is achieved. Eradication would save about 55 human deaths per year while requiring ongoing surveillance and control.