WORLD RABIES DAY
World Rabies Day – September 28
World Rabies Day is an international awareness campaign coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control. It is commemorated each year on 28 September, the day that marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur's death, who led the development of the first rabies vaccine. The disease affects domestic and wild animals and is spread to people through close contact with infectious material, usually saliva, via bites or scratches. This global observance helps to raise awareness about this preventable viral infection and how to avoid the disease.
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All for 1, One Health for All
World Rabies Day is commemorated yearly on September 28th. Since 2007, it has aimed to raise awareness as well as advocacy for the elimination of rabies globally. Low-resource settings disproportionately bear the burden of rabies, particularly in dogs. Vaccination efforts in developed countries have largely interrupted the transmission of rabies in dogs, and current vaccination efforts target wild animals that harbor rabies. Read this fact sheet from the World Health Organization (WHO) to learn more about key facts, overview, prevention, and more on rabies.
Breaking Rabies Boundaries
World Rabies Day is celebrated on September 28 annually. It is celebrated to raise awareness about rabies prevention and highlight progress in controlling this severe and highly fatal disease. September 28 marks the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur, who developed the first rabies vaccine. The theme of this year’s World Rabies Day is “Breaking rabies boundaries.” it highlights the need to go beyond the norm and break boundaries in the elimination of human rabies, which is particularly transmitted by dogs. There are marked disparities in the elimination efforts of rabies globally! Asia and Africa are disproportionately affected by human rabies, which are mainly transmitted by dogs.