In free-roaming dog populations, does egg-based oral rabies vaccination programmes result in improved bait efficacy?
Pico Question:
In free-roaming dog populations, does an egg-based oral rabies vaccination (ORV) compared with meat and fish based ORVs result in improved bait efficacy?
Category Of Research:
Treatment.
Number And Type Of Study Designs Reviewed:
Three non-blinded, control trials were critically reviewed.
Strength Of Evidence:
Weak.
Outcomes Reported:
Variables assessed in this Knowledge Summary included the type of bait that stray dogs were most interested in, and whether or not the dog was successfully vaccinated by release of the vaccine sachet into the oral cavity.
Conclusion:
There is weak evidence to show that stray dogs prefer egg-based baits in compared to other bait types, despite egg-based baits allowing for more successful perforation of the vaccine sachet, and hence a higher chance of a successful oral rabies vaccination.
