Table 5. Mass dog rabies vaccination program costs and average costs per dog vaccinateda,b.
Item | No mass vaccination | Mass vaccinationc | Source | |
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Option 1 Annual vaccination program | Option 2 Twice yearly vaccination program | |||
Vaccine administration | N/Ad | 35,504 | 28,403 | [21,36,37,40] |
Workers at vaccination site | N/A | 26,616 | 21,293 | [21,36,37,40] |
Transportation | N/A | 17,496 | 13,997 | [21,36,37,40] |
Miscellaneous materials | N/A | 18,644 | 14,915 | [21,36,37,40] |
Total cost | N/A | 98,260 | 78,608 | Calculated |
Average cost per dog vaccinated | N/A | 2.39 | 2.39 | Calculated |
a. See Table 3 for description of frequency and coverage of vaccination programs.
b. Additional details in S2 Appendix, Table 2.
c. Mass vaccination options are either once-per-year (Option 1) or twice per year (Option 2). See Table 3 and main text further description.
d. N/A = not applicable.