World Rabies Day is an international awareness campaign coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, a non-profit organization with headquarters in the United States. It is a United Nations Observance and has been endorsed by international human and veterinary health organizations such as the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
World Rabies Day takes place each year on September 28, the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur who, with the collaboration of his colleagues, developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine. World Rabies Day aims to raise awareness about the impact of rabies on humans and animals, provide information and advice on how to prevent the disease in at-risk communities, and support advocacy for increased efforts in rabies control.
Click here or the logo above to the Global Alliance for Rabies Control where you can learn more about all the work going on around the to eliminate human deaths from dog rabies by 2030.
We never heard about World Rabies Day but think it's a great message to spread.
ReplyDeleteMaybe one of these days rabies by be eraticated completely, we hope.
ReplyDeleteChaplin: "Rabies, not good! Dennis told us about the time there was a skunk stumbling around on the hill in broad daylight and Mama and Dada could not interest any of the local agencies in testing it for 'dumb rabies', whatever that is. Mama's head just about exploded with the runaround they got trying to find someone to come and get it!"
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