#DYK that rabies 🐕🦠 is a fatal but preventable disease?

Investing in rabies elimination:

✅strengthens health systems
✅improves equity and access to healthcare
✅contributes to sustainable development

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Rabies news: Vietnam’s ‘dramatic’ rabies surge kills 29 people in four months. Experts have blamed a lack of animal vaccination as well as the country’s prominent dog and cat meat trade. 

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Rabies is almost always fatal following the onset of clinical symptoms. But rabies is entirely avoidable; vaccines, medicines and technologies are available to prevent death. Let's unite and invest to #EndRabiesNow , #BeatNTDs and build a healthier future for all.

ICAM's members work on humane solutions to #straydog and cat populations, on World Stray Day and every day.

Scientific Watch Bulletin on Rabies is a monthly collation of scientific literature on rabies. 

📋 Read the latest edition here: mailchi.mp/woah/scientifi… 
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Rabies Prevention:
🐕 What to do if bitten.
💧 Immediately wash with water and soap for 15 minutes.
💉 Go to a health care centre for #rabies vaccination.

#Rabies has been prioritized by Food and Agriculture Organization to strengthen surveillance in animals to protect both public and animal health.

Learn more on the importance of effective surveillance of zoonoses 👉
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Rabies news: Stray dog that bit students on IIT-Bombay campus dies, had rabies. 
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We've launched a new rabies photo library - these photos are free to use as part of your #rabies communication and advocacy efforts.

See the album here: unitedagainstrabies.org/uar-media-libr… 

Photo credit: © Soussai Fandai Ornelle

We have produced a template to assist countries to prepare a national rabies control plan.

The template is free to use and will help to ensure country plans are aligned with Zero by 30 as well as requirements for WOAH endorsement.

Download here: unitedagainstrabies.org/uar-best-pract…

WOAH's #photo competition spotlights the crucial work carried out by animal health and welfare actors worldwide. We aim to spotlight work that highlights significant efforts taken to protect animal health and promote animal welfare through the implementation of WOAH’s standards.

For over 4,000 years, rabies has plagued almost every corner of the world. Unlike for many other diseases, the tools needed to eliminate dog-mediated rabies already exist. It's 100% preventable & rabies vaccines for dogs can efficiently eliminate the disease at its animal source.

🐕🐾Rabies is extremely deadly, with a 9⃣9⃣% mortality rate after symptoms appear.

Supported by Food and Agriculture Organization, World Organisation for Animal Health and World Health Organization (WHO), he United Against Rabies assists countries to develop rabies control strategies and coordinate the elimination of #rabies in the world by 2030.

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Did you miss our webinar 'Developing a National Strategic Plan for Rabies Control'?

Learn more about implementing a National Strategic Plan for rabies control, and how this can help countries in progressing towards the #Zeroby30 goal.

unitedagainstrabies.org/events-courses…

Join this webinar: Rabies Vaccination: WHO Recommendations and new Gavi support. 

📆 Wednesday 20th March
⏰ 12 - 13.30 CET 
🔗 Register here: who.zoom.us/webinar/regist…