A bibliography compilation and a systematic review of rabies control and prevention in Sri Lanka

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K21421
• Project/Area Number (Other): 18H06337 (2018)
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund (2019); Single-year Grants (2018)
• Review Section: 0908:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields
• Research Institution: Asahikawa Medical College
• Principal Investigator: Kanda Koji 旭川医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (70628718)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-08-24 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 狂犬病 / 予防接種 / 野犬数のコントロール / 啓発 / 連携 / サーベイランス / スリランカ / システマティックレビュー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Sri Lanka has been targeted zero rabies by the end of 2025. Towards the nationwide elimination, we systematically collected academic papers and other documents related to research on rabies control and prevention in Sri Lanka to analyze them and propose recommendations. As a result, there were 119 papers identified as of December 2020, regarding the current status of rabies control including rabies knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), mass dog vaccination and dog population control, multidisciplinary and multinational cooperation, and surveillance. We recommended the strong, continuous implementation of the above measures and the improvement of the current system of service delivery, surveillance data collection and their quality control.

Free Research Field

国際保健、疫学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで創出されたエビデンスを系統的に分析することによって、狂犬病撲滅が近づいているが犠牲者の減少が停滞している国々に対しての方策を示唆することができた。とりわけ、我が国の様な狂犬病清浄国が有するノウハウを狂犬病撲滅の最終段階にいる国に対してどの様に適用すべきか、近い将来の清浄国入り及び清浄国維持を見据えた予防対策の運用方法を提言することができた。