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Title:
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GOING DIGITAL WITH DOG INFORMATION |
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Author(s):
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Supuni Kapurubandara , Mahesha Kapurubandara , Vineeta Goonethilleke |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-81-2 |
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Editors:
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Mário Macedo |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Rabies, Dogs, RFID, ICT, e-health , South East Asian Region (SEAR) |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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123 |
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Last Page:
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130 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Rabies is a preventable communicable disease, caused by the rabies virus. In the Asian continent, it is most commonly
transmitted from dogs. Most control and prevention programs target mass vaccination of dogs as the goal of all rabies
prevention information is to prevent human cases of rabies, avoiding unnecessary administration of post exposure
prophylaxis. Sri Lanka is one of the few countries in the South East Asia region to have such a program conducted at a
national level. Unnecessary post exposure management of animal bites and inadequate rabies prevention in canines are
two significant obstacles in the rabies control and prevention program in Sri Lanka. To overcome these obstacles and
effect speedy, cost cutting, effective treatment, an e-solution is proposed employing a system based on Radio Frequency
Identification Device (RFID). The suggested e-solution addresses inadequacies faced by the ongoing rabies control and
prevention program in Sri Lanka while investigating possibilities of improving the existing system with the introduction
of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The ICT based solution is expected to ultimately give a more
successful and cost efficient rabies control and human rabies prevention program that can eventually be adopted on a
global scale. The proposed solution envisages a focus on financially viable efforts and justifies savings from discontinued
post-exposure preventive treatment that can be utilized into more pressing areas of the health sector. The initial costs
associated with implementing such a system will, in the long run, outweigh the ongoing unnecessary costs associated
with rabies in Sri Lanka. |
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