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National Award for Rabies Project in the Philippines


This week, we are delighted to announce that our project in Bohol (Philippines) has been awarded the prestigious Galing Pook. This is an annual national award in the Philippines, which recognizes 10 local governance projects for excellence. Bohol is one island of 1.3 million people, in a nation of over 7000 islands and 94 million people, so there is a lot of competition for this prize.

Read more about the Bohol project here.

But, of course, there is still an enormous amount of work to be done. Nearly all rabies deaths are in the developing world, amongst the world’s poorest people who don’t have the educational, financial, or medical resources to protect themselves. Most of these deaths are children. All of these deaths are preventable.

GARC November newsletter November 2011 • Issue 25


Editorial
With the end of the year almost upon us, it seems like a good opportunity to let all of you know what we have accomplished by working together in 2011 and to take a look at what we hope to achieve in 2012. Time has passed so quickly since the Global Alliance launched World Rabies Day over five years ago, but clearly this initiative has changed the world of rabies and continues to serve as an excellent platform for individuals and countries to focus more attention on programs aimed at preventing rabies (www.worldrabiesday.org). We have managed to create a large network of public health professionals located in various locations around the world that are willing to share experiences and, where possible, resources to help in the fight against rabies.

Mobile Rabies Vaccination Camp, Kathmandu, Nepal


On World Rabies Day, with the support of Department of Livestock Services Lalitpur, Animal Nepal organised a Mobile Vaccination and Education Camp.

Moving along the highway from Sato Bata to Taukhel 80 dogs (both stray and pet) were vaccinated and leaflets were distributed to community members in Sato Bata, Hatiban, Harsiddi and Taukhel.

Thanks to DLSO and all volunteers for making the programme a success! For more information about this program, please contact Animal Nepal.

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World Rabies Day: watch the new FAOcast on Dop Population Management

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Why is dog population management important for public health?

FAO/WSPA/ICT held an expert meeting in Banna, Italy, with a multidisciplinary group of experts that addressed the different reasons and options for dog population management.

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5th Anniversary of World Rabies Day

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Find out more about this deadly, yet preventable zoonotic disease.

Rabies remains a major concern worldwide, killing more than 55,000 people every year. In the United States, one to two people die annually, and there were more than 6,100 reported cases of animal rabies in the U.S. in 2010.

World Rabies Day was officially launched in 2007, and aims to raise awareness about the public health impact of human and animal rabies.

What can YOU do? Vaccinate your animals and keep them away from wildlife that can spread the disease. Rabies is 100% preventable. According to Dr. Charles Rupprecht, chief of the rabies program at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Your local veterinarian plays a key role in controlling rabies."

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World Rabies Day: 28 September 2011

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The Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) today announces that preliminary data released this month at the OIE Global Conference on Eliminating Rabies has estimated 70,000 people worldwide die each year from rabies at a cost of US$4 billion.

Although rabies is entirely preventable, controlling the disease has been elusive in large portions of the developing world due to a lack of resources with which to carry out vaccination programmes. The subsequent epidemic has wrought a disproportionate effect on the young, with one child dying every ten minutes from the disease. Read the full report.

Watch also FAO cast >>>>> Dog population management

Collars not cruelty in the Fight against Rabies

Rabies: a global problem with a global solution
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WSPA is calling on governments worldwide to stop killing dogs and start running effective dog vaccination programmes. WSPA wants every vaccinated dog to be fitted with a red collar so that communities know which vulnerable animals have been protected against rabies.

On World Rabies day, Leona Lewis launches our global Red Collar campaign to protect dogs and communities from both cruelty and rabies. WSPA is calling on governments worldwide to tackle rabies through the only humane and effective solution: mass vaccination of dogs.

Twenty million dogs are brutally killed every year. That’s 38 every minute. They die in horrific ways including poisoning, beating and electrocution. The video contains disturbing images of this cruelty but the real tragedy is that killing dogs doesn’t stop the spread of rabies – one of the main reasons behind such culls. Mass vaccination is the only solution.

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International Activities to Improve Prevention & Control of Rabies Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, UNITED STATES


On September 28, in celebration of World Rabies Day 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will convene a Rabies seminar entitled "International Activities to Improve Prevention and Control of Rabies".

Speakers from CDC's Rabies Program and its external collaborators will examine issues pertinent to particular countries around the world, as well as rabies in a transitional global context.

Click here for more information about this Seminar

World Rabies Day: raising awareness

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September 28, 2011 marks the fifth World Rabies Day. This annual campaign, led by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, brings the world together to raise awareness and understanding about the importance of rabies prevention.

Rabies remains one of the most serious viral zoonoses presently encountered worldwide. Despite being 100 per cent preventable, it is estimated that 55,000 people die worldwide from rabies each year, approximately one person every ten minutes: half are children under the age of 15.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is proud to support World Rabies Day by once again urging UK veterinary surgeons to raise their staff and clients’ awareness of the implications of rabies when they travel abroad. The BVA Overseas Group has produced some simple advice, available on the BVA website, on reducing the risk of contracting the disease, which gives guidance on vaccination and wound cleansing.

Karen Reed, chair of the BVA Overseas Group, commented:
“Pre-exposure vaccination should be considered for those travellers at particular risk and should be mandatory for all veterinary professionals and students who are planning to work with animals in an affected country.

“Remember that a lick on broken skin or mucous membranes or a scratch is as dangerous as a deep bite from an infected animal.

“Thorough wound cleansing along with post-exposure immunisation is crucially important.”

Despite becoming a forgotten disease in western Europe many UK vets are playing a part in helping to eliminate canine rabies. As well as those working overseas who tackle the disease on a daily basis, there are vets and virologists based in the UK who are making a considerable contribution towards alleviating the burden of rabies.

Carl Padgett, President of the BVA added:
“I am particularly proud that vets and researchers at the UK’s Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) are involved in this ongoing global fight against rabies. As a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre for rabies, an OIE Reference Laboratory, and also as a Partner for Rabies Control, the AHVLA provides scientific and technical expertise.

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Podcast: Rabies

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In our latest Animal Tracks podcast, the AVMA's Dr. Lynne White-Shim discusses rabies and World Rabies Day.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 marks the fifth annual World Rabies Day, an international event created to help raise rabies awareness and save lives. Despite major efforts to eradicate the virus, rabies remains a major concern worldwide, killing more than 55,000 people every year.

In the United States, one to two people die annually from the virus, and in 2010, more than 6,000 U.S. cases of rabies in animals were reported. In this podcast, Dr. Lynne White-Shim, assistant director of the AVMA’s Scientific Activities Division, talks about rabies and World Rabies Day.

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