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Alliance for Rabies Control February 2010 Newsletter


The Alliance for Rabies Control's February 2010 newsletter is now available at: www.rabiescontrol.net/ARCnewsletter16.pdf

It contains evaluation of the World Rabies Day 2009 campaign, articles about rabies in Israel, SE Asia, Peru and Haiti, a rabies awareness survey in Asia, a novel rabies control program in Sri Lanka, WRD activities in Iraq and PAHO and other news about rabies and the work of the Alliance.

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New! World Rabies Day 2009 Video & Outcomes Brochure!


World Rabies Day 2009 was a great success with over 300 events held in 105 countries! On behalf of the Alliance for Rabies Control we would like to send a special thank you to all of our partners, volunteers and event coordinators working tirelessly across the globe to promote rabies prevention! Thanks to your ongoing support, the WRD Campaign continues to grow each year!

It is our pleasure to invite you to view the recently published 2009 WRD Video, featuring photos from events held around the world as well as the 2009 WRD Outcomes Brochure. We also encourage you to join our social networking sites. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to receive our latest updates and help educate your friends, family members and followers about rabies prevention by re-transmitting our messages!

As planning begins for the 4th World Rabies Day Campaign on September 28, 2010, we welcome you to contact us and tell us about your event. Please let us know how we may be able to assist you in your planning. We invite you to navigate our library of Educational Resources and, as always, we welcome submissions/sharing of materials for placement on and distribution from our Web Site.

Currently, the WRD logo is available in more than 35 languages, downloadable from our Logo Library. If you would like a logo created in your native language, we’d be delighted to work with you to help create it! And if you are interested in WRD apparel, 2010 merchandise such as t-shirts, pins and buttons are now available in the official World Rabies Day online store.

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Alliance for Rabies Control November 2009 Newsletter


The Alliance for Rabies Control's November 2009 newsletter is now available on our website at: www.rabiescontrol.net/ARCnewsletter15.pdf

It includes articles on a rabies control project in India, rabies risks to cavers, the early history of rabies, a World Rabies Day project in Congo, photographs from the 3rd World Rabies Day and various news updates about rabies and the Alliance's work.

We have again included hyperlinks in the pdf file. Whilst reading the pdf file you can now click on the links (highlighted by blue text) and access the linked webpages directly.

3rd African veterinary Congress


Dr.Tjeerd Jorna
WVA-President

"Today 28th of September the Opening of the 3rd African veterinary Congress in Yaounde in Cameroun is on a special day too. I would like to commemorate to day is World Rabies Day. On the date of the day of Louis Pasteur's death we pay attention to Rabies in the world. Every year at least 55,000 people die by rabies and most of them are children under the age of 15. This is absolutely unnecessary for rabies is 100% preventable.

Therefore in 2007 the Alliance for Rabies Control started World Rabies Day with the objective to raise awareness and to enhance prevention and control of rabies. Rabies is a problem in Asia and Africa,but also it can be seen in Moscow and New-York-city. We as profession united in WVA have to support to eliminate canine rabies,to prevent human rabies and to control wildlife rabies. Good examples of succes can be seen in Mexico and the Baltic states in Europe.

I have a message for prevention is sometimes depending on culture [people and authorities deny rabies as a zoonotic disease]and sometimes it is depending of the competition between Ministries [Ministry of Health and Ministry of Livestck/Agriculture/Rural Affairs]. I would like to stress the governmental authorities that the prevention in animals is much cheaper than the post-exposure treatment in humans. In my opinion is the competition between Ministries in the case of Rabies control inhumane.
WORKING TOGETHER MAKES RABIES HISTORY.
That is what WVA wants too."

World Rabies Day 2009 Featured Event!

United States - Colorado State University, Fort Collins

On October 3rd from 9am-12pm the One Health Club at Colorado State University will host a One-Health Event at the historic CSU Oval. Events scheduled include a Health Fair and Expo for pets and people from 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM, a World Rabies Day Pet Trick Contest at 9:45 AM, and the Paws of the Pavement 5K beginning at 9:00 AM. Admission includes t-shirts! Awards will be presented to the top performers in the 5K and to the pets with the best tricks! For more information please contact Amanda Berrian.

World Rabies Day 2009 Featured Event!

Ethiopia - Vaccination & Education is Best Defense

From Sep. 25 - 30 a rabies vaccination campaign will take place in Mekelle City 1. Vaccination for dogs will be given in collaboration with Mekelle Urban Agriculture office in selected sites. Owners are encouraged to bring animals on time with the dog's vaccination history information. 2. Education on rabies as zoonosis and related topics will be given by Panel discussion on Sep. 29 in Mekelle University by College of Veterinary Medicine staff. We ask that all dog owners vaccinate their dogs! For more information contact Dr Wubishet Mengistu.

World rabies Day in Zambia


World Rabies Day organised by the Veterinary Association of Zambia was observed by a walk, a National broadcast cast launch by the Minister of livestock and fisheries, and free rabies vaccinations at 5 vet clinics.

The walk took place on the 25th, in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia, Led by the Veterinary Association President, Dr Alfred Mwanza, from Manda hill, the most famous shopping complex to the University of Zambia Veterinary School which is about 4.5 km. It was attended by mainly veterinary students. Others were veterinary lecturers, private vets and government workers. The route taken is one of the busiest roads in Lusaka so as to reach out to many people. Leaflets about rabies prevention and control were distributed along the way to motorists and people on public buses. The march was sponsored by zam-beef, vet-serve clinic, vetali vet and National milling companies.

World Rabies Day 2009 Featured Event!

Iraq - Alrasheed Center, Baghdad

World Rabies Day in Alrasheed District included: 1- an education lecture about rabies given to the primary school students in the lecture room in Alrasheed Ideal Primary Health Care Center. 2- display of a teaching movie about rabies in the main hall of the Alrasheed Center. 3- distribution of teaching and awareness leaflets to visitors about rabies prevention and control. For more information contact Dr Elaf Mohammed.

World Rabies Day



Rabies, especially canine rabies, has a tremendous public health impact in much of Africa and Asia. This disease annually causes thousands of deaths, especially of children, and is almost 100% preventable by vaccination of dogs in the affected parts of the world. However, because of lack of adequate funding and/ or effective veterinary infra-structure in the affected countries, canine and human rabies continues to be a problem.

The WVA encourages veterinarians and public health officials around the world to work together to reduce the terrible impact of rabies.

Former WVA President, Professor Leon Russell suggests that "One method could be for each of the WVA member national veterinary association's to form a "partnership" or "helping-hand" with the veterinary colleagues or a veterinary association/group in one of the canine rabies endemic countries. If enough WVA members will step forward and help their "partners", canine rabies could be eliminated in those canine rabies endemic countries- much like it has been eradicated in many parts of the world."

Dr Russell recommends that "We need to act now!"

World Rabies Day 2009 Featured Event!

India - Bangalore

World Rabies Day was observed at a public function organized by Bangalore Municipal Corporation at Banashankari Referral Hospital premises, Bangalore at 11.00 AM on 28th September, 2008. The chief guest of this function was Sri. Maheshwar Rao, IAS, Special Commissioner, Bangalore Municipal Corporation, Bangalore. The other guest of honour are Dr. M K Sudarshan, Principal, KIMS Medical College, Bangalore & President, Rabies in Asia (RIA) Foundation Dr S N Madhusudana, Additional Professor of Neurovirology, NIMHANS, Bangalore & Chairman, Rabies in Asia, India Chapter Dr. S Yathiraj, Dean & Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Government Veterinary College, Bangalore Dr. D H Ashwath Narayana, Associate Professor of Community Medicine, KIMS, Bangalore & Treasurer, Rabies in Asia, India Chapter Dr. L T Gayathri, Chief Health Officer, Bangalore Municipal Corporation, Bangalore.

All the speakers stressed on Creating awareness among public on responsible pet ownership (Licensing & vaccination}, stray dog control, proper garbage disposable, Providing post exposure prophylaxis for all animal bite victims & preventive vaccination for school children for preventing & reducing rabies both among animal & human population. Intradermal route of administration of rabies vaccine was given to an animal bite victim in front of public to create awareness on need to utilize this service which is provided free of cost in Municipal Corporation hospitals in Bangalore city.

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