World Rabies Day

World Rabies Day is a global initiative to raise awareness about the continuing burden of Rabies and how the disease can be prevented. The inaugural World Rabies Day took place on September 8, 2007 with the goal of building the political will necessary to end rabies. Various World Rabies Day events were planned throughout the world. Through the World Rabies Day initiative, awareness and resources are rallied towards Working Together to Make Rabies History!

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In 2006, the Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC), a UK registered charity, was created to alleviate the burden of rabies across the world by promoting and implementing rabies control, prevention and education programs while accounting for animal welfare and conservation issues. The establishment of ARC marks the start of a new kind of initiative in the field of rabies: an independent, non-profit organization bringing together public and private expertise to establish a partnership involving field personnel, academics and a wide range of organizations with an interest and concern for rabies control. Working together, these partners aim to bring the expertise and motivation needed to control rabies throughout the world and reduce the impacts of this terrible disease on human and animal health.

Rabies

Despite being 100% preventable, one person dies from rabies every ten minutes. It is estimated that 55,000 people^[1] die worldwide from rabies each year. Children are particularly at risk, with almost half of all rabies deaths occurring in children under 15 years. The main source of human exposure to rabies, especially in children, is from dogs. Rabies can be transmitted from dogs not vaccinated against the disease. Unfortunately, vaccination is neglected in many parts of the world.

References

1. ^ http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs099/en/

The Alliance for Rabies Control

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

American Veterinary Medical Association

US Department of Agriculture - National Rabies Management Program