The spillover of human infectious diseases from animal reservoirs is now well appreciated.
However, societal and climate-related changes are affecting the dynamics of such …

The molecular clock hypothesis assumes that mutations accumulate on an organism's
genome at a constant rate over time, but this assumption does not always hold true. While …

Despite the implementation of various control strategies aimed at eliminating canine-
mediated rabies, the disease is still endemic in up to 150 countries across the world. Rabies …

Introduction Rabies is an ancient, lethal zoonotic disease caused by viruses of the genus
Lyssavirus, affecting a wide variety of mammals. Though domestic dogs are the main vectors …

Vaccination programs are the mainstay of control for many infectious diseases.
Heterogeneous coverage is hypothesised to reduce vaccination effectiveness, but this …

Background: Rabies remains a significant public health and economic problem in Tanzania,
causing a high economic burden due to medical costs and productive lives lost due to …

Animal-bites are the major cause for rabies transmission to humans. A retrospective study
was conducted to determine trends in human animal-bites, spatial distribution and rabies …