World Rabies Day

 

The 28th of September is World Rabies Day. The mission of World Rabies Day is to raise awareness about the impact of human and animal rabies, how easy it is to prevent it, and how to eliminate the main sources. Rabies is a disease that we all need to be aware of. It is present in (insert area), and it kills both animals and humans. The most important source of rabies in humans is from uncontrolled rabies in dogs, and children are often at greatest risk.

Rabies is a viral disease and kills both humans and animals. This disease is mostly spread by the bite of a rabid dog and if immediate treatment is not obtained will result in a terrible death.

To prevent the disease:

• Avoid all contact with stray, unknown or sick dogs.

• Get your dogs vaccinated annually against rabies.

If you are bitten by any animal you must:

i. Wash the wound immediately in running water and soap for 15 minutes!

ii. Put disinfectant on the wound.

iii. GET TO A CLINIC OR HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT!

For more information about rabies, check out the Mission Rabies site!

https://www.missionrabies.com/en

World Rabies Day

 

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.

Rabies is a viral disease that attacks the central nervous system of mammals, including humans. Once clinical signs appear, rabies is almost always fatal in animals and people. In Canada, the animals that most often transmit rabies are bats, skunks, raccoons and foxes. In Canada, rabies is a reportable disease and all suspect cases must be reported. We asked Mom if any Cats, Dogs or Peeps had gotten rabies in British Columbia. And when Mom went to get Kozmo's Thyroid pills, she asked the vet. He said that in BC there were 196 blood samples taken (from wild animals, cats, dogs Peeps) and only 8 confirmed cases...all in Bats! He said that was 1 more than last year. But he said the big worry is that there were six deaths from rabies have been reported over the last 12 months in the U.S., the highest number in years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From rabid skunks in Kentucky to gray foxes in Arizona and raccoons on Long Island, wild animals in more than a dozen places across the U.S. have experienced a rise in the deadly disease, at least partly driven by shrinking natural habitats and better surveillance. 

Even though there has not been a single case in our area in over 20 years, he wants all of us to get our vaccinations up to date as there is no real test for rabies and it is almost 100% fatal for those who get it!

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World Rabies Day

  

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.