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Planning rabies vaccination campaigns often starts with a deceptively simple question: how many dogs are there?
Dog population estimates can help inform vaccination planning, resource needs, and programme monitoring for rabies control. But precise data are not always available, and programmes often need practical approaches that work with the information and resources they already have.
This United Against Rabies Forum webinar introduced the guidance document “Methodologies for Dog Population Estimation.” The session explored several commonly used approaches and discuss when each method may be most useful.