Table 1.
Summary of key activities and contributions of Rabies Free Burkina Faso to animal and human rabies control in Burkina Faso
| Categories of intervention | Activities hosted/participated | Participants / Targeted groups |
|---|---|---|
| Information, education and communication | September 28, 2020 : One day One Health workshop on animal and human rabies control in Burkina Faso in the framework of World Rabies Day celebration | Professionals in charge of animal health, human health, livestock, wildlife, as well as researchers and teacher-researchers |
| March 21, 2021 : Hosting an interactive radio program sensitizing population on dog vaccination and postexposure prophylaxis | Dog owners, bitten persons, animal health professionals, human health professionals, general public | |
| September 12, 2021 : Hosting an interactive radio program on rabies prevention and control, and the role of Rabies Free Burkina Faso initiative | Dog owners, bitten persons, animal health professionals, human health professionals, general public | |
| September 25 & 26, 2021 : Hosting two awareness sessions with children about dog bite management and rabies prevention | School children, parents and supervisors | |
| September 28, 2021 : Hosting radio and TV programs disseminating key messages on rabies prevention and control in the framework of World Rabies Day celebration | Dog owners, bitten persons, animal health professionals, human health professionals, general public | |
| January 9, 2022 : One day awareness campaign (focus group and individual discussions) held in the Rural Commune of Sabou | Dog owners, household members | |
| July 21, 2022 : Online public conference on One Health and rabies control in Burkina Faso, in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Against Rabies Forum (UAR) | Animal health, human health, wildlife and related professionals from Burkina Faso and the West African sub-region | |
| On continual basis : developing and disseminating key messages related to rabies control using social media such as Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Rabifreebf), Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabies-free-burkina-faso-b71910221/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/RabiesFreeBF), WhatsApp and Website (http://rabiesfreebf.org/ ) | General public both at national and international levels | |
| From September 25 to October 6, 2022 : Continued TV and radio broadcasting to raise awareness in the framework of World Rabies Day and World Animal Day (Animal care and prevention of diseases in animal, rabies and rabies prevention, dog vaccination, responsable animal ownership and implications for human health and well-being) | General public both at national and international levels | |
| Dog vaccination | September 31 to October 4, 2020 : Participating in a mass dog vaccination campaign organized by the Ministry of Livestock in the city of Ougadougou | Dog owners |
| March 1 to 31, 2021 : Participating in mass a dog vaccination campagn organized by the Provincial Directorate of Livestock in Bobo Dioulasso | Dog owners | |
| January 9, 2022 : One day dog vaccination campaign (combining fixed point and door-to-door approaches) held in the Rural Commune of Sabou | Dog owners | |
| October 7 to 9, 2022 : Three days dog vaccination campaign (combining fixed point and door-to-door approaches) held in the area of Tengandogo located in Ouagadougou | Dog owners | |
| Postexposure prophylaxis | November 8, 2020 : Providing advice and financial support to initiate and secure postexposure vaccination for a child bitten by a roaming dog suspect for rabies | Bitten persons, family members |
| January 2, 2021 : Providing advice and financial support to initiate and secure postexposure vaccination for three children and one adult bitten by a confirmed rabid dog in Ouagadougou | Bitten persons, family members | |
| August 28, 2021 : Providing advice and financial support to initiate and secure postexposure vaccination for three children and one adult bitten by a roaming dog suspect for rabies | Bitten persons, family members | |
| August 30, 2021 : Providing advice and financial support to initiate and secure postexposure vaccination for one child bitten by a cat suspect for rabies | Bitten persons, family members | |
| September 6, 2021 : Providing advice and financial support to initiate and secure postexposure vaccination for two children bitten by a dog suspect for rabies | Bitten persons, family members | |
| March 23, 2022 : Providing advice and financial support to initiate and secure postexposure vaccination for three children bitten by a confirmed rabid dog in Ouagadougou | Bitten persons, family members | |
| Surveillance | November, 2021 : Initiating investigation that allowed laboratory confirmation of rabies in a suspected community goat (reported to be bitten by a roaming dog) in the Commune of Sabou | High risk community members and their owned animals |
| November, 2021 : Organisation of a joint investigation (involving animal health and human health sectors) in the community affected by a goat rabies case | Dog owners, breeders, local animal health professionals, local human health professionals, municipality officers, Regional directorates in charge of human health and animal health | |
| Contribution to research-based evidence data collection | Different members of Rabies Free Burkina Faso were involved in research topics covering rabies epidemiology and surveillance [4, 11], dog vaccination [24, 31, 37], dog ownership [9, 31], postexposure prophylaxis [3, 9, 28, 29], One Health in rabies control [10, 12, 24], community awareness about rabies [9, 15, 18], implications of dog and dog meat trading on rabies risk and control in communities [35] | Community members, public and private entities involved in rabies control and prevention |
| Partnership building related activities | July 26 to 27, 2021 : Invited to attend the canine show (education on ownership and relevance of dog walking and vaccination for welfare) organised by Centrale Canine du Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou | Dog owners, general public |
| September to October 2021 : Invited to share Rabies Free Burkina Faso experience during the United Against Rabies Forum Annual Meeting [4] | Global rabies leading experts, national authorities, international partners, animal and public health professionals | |
| February, 2022 : Invited to contributions to the national One Health strategic planning workshop hosted by the National One Health Coordination Platform in Koudougou, Burkina Faso | National stakeholders and partners involved in One Health operationalization process | |
| March 9 to 11, 2022 : Invited to contribution to the SARE assessment in the framework of the National Strategic Plan for rabies elimination | National stakeholders and partners involved in rabies prevention and control | |
| April 4 to 15, 2022 : Five members of Rabies Free Burkina Faso attended the International Training on Rabies Surveillance and control, held in Abibjan, Cote d’Ivoire. A presentation on the success stories of Rabies Free Burkina Faso initiative was given to participants [36] | Animal and human health professionals and young researchers trained on rabies on rabies control with a focus on One Health capacities development in West and Central African regions | |
| August, 2022 : Invited to contribution to the elaboration of National Zoonoses thematic committee regulatory documents hosted by the National One Health Coordination Platform in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | National stakeholders and partners involved in zoonoses control | |
| August 23 to 26, 2022 : Invited to contribute to the zoonotic risk joint assessment workshop hosted by the National One Health Coordination Platform in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | National stakeholders and partners involved in zoonoses control | |
| September 28, 2022 : Invited to talk about experience of Rabies Free Burkina Faso on the use of the One Health approach for rabies control | Global rabies leading experts, national authorities, international partners, animal and public health professionals |