HDSS-Dogs_SA_2012-2013

This dataset presents data from a Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Dogs (HDSS-Dogs) in Hluvukani settlement in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, from 1st January 2012 through 1st January 2014. Each row represents one residence episode for a dog in a household or ‘stand’ (a plot or parcel of land). Residence episodes within households begin with birth or in-migration (e.g. purchase or receipt of a dog), and terminate with death or out-migration (e.g. sale or gifting of dog to another household). Data collected are all owner-reported, collected by the study team during regular, repeat visits every 4-6 months (‘rounds’) to all households in the demographic surveillance area

Owner-reported (A) and simulated (B, C) rabies vaccination coverage in owned dogs in the demographic surveillance area, from 1^st January 2012 to 1^st January 2014.

<p>Coverage estimates assume a duration of protective immunity of three years following vaccination. Shaded areas represent minimum/maximum coverage based on 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations. Horizontal dashed line shows the theoretical critical vaccination threshold of 40%. A. Owner-reported vaccination coverage. B. Results of a simulated vaccination campaign on 1^st January 2012, reaching a randomly-selected 70% of the dog population present on that date. C. Results of simulated vaccination campaigns on 1^st January 2012 and on 1^st January 2013, reaching a randomly-selected 70% of the dog population present on those dates.</p

Owner-reported causes of death of owned dogs in the demographic surveillance area, from 1^st January 2012 to 1^st January 2014.

<p>Owner-reported causes of death of owned dogs in the demographic surveillance area, from 1^st January 2012 to 1^st January 2014.</p

Demographic characteristics of the owned dog population present in the demographic surveillance area (DSA) on the first day of each quarter, from 1^st January 2012 to 1^st January 2014.

<p>* Males per female</p><p>Demographic characteristics of the owned dog population present in the demographic surveillance area (DSA) on the first day of each quarter, from 1^st January 2012 to 1^st January 2014.</p

Location of the owned dog demographic surveillance area (DSA) in Hluvukani, South Africa, and of all stands within the DSA.

<p>Location of the owned dog demographic surveillance area (DSA) in Hluvukani, South Africa, and of all stands within the DSA.</p

Entry (top panel) and exit (bottom panel) events of owned dogs from households in the demographic surveillance area, from 1^st January 2012 to 1^st January 2014.

<p>Entry (top panel) and exit (bottom panel) events of owned dogs from households in the demographic surveillance area, from 1^st January 2012 to 1^st January 2014.</p