Preparing liberia for rabies control: Human-dog relationship and practices, and vaccination scenarios.

To reach zero dog-related human rabies deaths by 2030, Liberia must prioritize rabies as a public health threat. Understanding dog demography parameters are imperative and sets the basis for planning cost-effective and sustainable mass dog vaccination programs nationwide. We conducted a cross-sectional household survey in eleven rural districts of Bong and one urban district of Montserrado County to gather baseline information on the canine population, human-mediated dog movements, people's relationships and practices towards dogs, and further information to estimate costs for a nationwide campaign.