Service-learning and community engagement yields benefits in zoonotic disease control: the case of rabies control in Mbuya II Zone in Kampala, Uganda
Abstract Introduction: rabies has been classified by The World Health Organization as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases, a diverse group of communicable diseases that prevail in tropical and subtropical conditions in 149 countries and affect more than one billion people, costing developing economies billions of dollars every year. These diseases mainly affect populations living in poverty, without adequate sanitation and in close contact with infectious vectors and domestic animals and...