Direct and indirect human health costs in Colombo City related to the treatment of one dog bite.

<p>Direct and indirect human health costs in Colombo City related to the treatment of one dog bite.</p

Costs (in 2011 US $) for dog rabies control activities in Colombo City for the years 2007–2011.

<p>Costs (in 2011 US $) for dog rabies control activities in Colombo City for the years 2007–2011.</p

Dog related problems listed in Colombo City, Sri Lanka.

<p>The number of focus groups (1 to 9) that listed specific dog related problems perceived for the years 2006 (blue line) and 2011 (red line) in Colombo City, Sri Lanka.</p

The difference in monetary human health costs (in 2011 US $) between the intervention and the baseline scenario when varying the inputs number of people bitten and seeking treatment in the baseline scenario (Input 1, row values) and the number of people bitten and seeking treatment in the intervention (Input 2, column values) between −30% and +30% from the base.

<p>The figures in italic reflect the input combinations that produce a net benefit in monetary human health costs.</p><p>The difference in monetary human health costs (in 2011 US $) between the intervention and the baseline scenario when varying the inputs number of people bitten and seeking treatment in the baseline scenario (Input 1, row values) and the number of people bitten and seeking treatment in the intervention (Input 2, column values) between −30% and +30% from the base.</p

Summary table for the dog acceptance scores of dog owners and non-dog owners for the baseline scenario and the intervention.

<p>Summary table for the dog acceptance scores of dog owners and non-dog owners for the baseline scenario and the intervention.</p

Scores for conditions and situations impacting on dog welfare in the rabies control baseline scenario.

<p>* The duration includes keeping the dogs in the animal control facility for a prolonged time period. Without that waiting phase, the duration would be a 3 (when compared to euthanasia with pentobarbitone that takes seconds).</p>†<p>Depending on carbon dioxide concentration and the tuning of the carburettor. With appropriate tuning, these could be 1 and 2, respectively.</p><p>Scores for conditions and situations impacting on dog welfare in the rabies control baseline scenario.</p

Scores for conditions and situations impacting on dog welfare in the rabies intervention.

<p>Scores for conditions and situations impacting on dog welfare in the rabies intervention.</p

Summary table of individuals' perceived number of roaming dogs in five wards in Colombo City before and after the implementation of the intervention activities reported by 61 focus group participants.

<p>Summary table of individuals' perceived number of roaming dogs in five wards in Colombo City before and after the implementation of the intervention activities reported by 61 focus group participants.</p

Situations and conditions impacting on animal welfare in relation to rabies and its control in Colombo City, assessed for the intervention and/or the baseline scenario.

<p>Situations and conditions impacting on animal welfare in relation to rabies and its control in Colombo City, assessed for the intervention and/or the baseline scenario.</p

Overview of a conceptual integrated framework for the assessment of rabies control strategies.

<p>Overview of a conceptual integrated framework for the assessment of rabies control strategies.</p