A study by Dr Nday Mwenze has recently been published on the extent and nature of rabies cases in the town of Kananga, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dr. Victor J. Cabasso, a pioneer virologist and immunologist died on February 28th 2012, at the age of 96.
A rabid puppy recently imported from Morocco to the Netherlands highlights how far dogs infected with rabies can travel with human help.
A commercial flight from Wisconsin to Georgia in the USA carrying a bat prompted a risk assessment for rabies exposures.
The new TravelRabNet seeks to provide reliable and up-to-date information on the supplies of rabies biologicals around the world.
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Nerve tissue vaccines for rabies control have served their purpose for more than 100 years, but tissue-culture technology developed a few decades ago has completely revolutionalized vaccine production and changed the concept of biological testing.
Recent WRD events showcased the prominent role that AfroREB now plays in the fight against rabies on the African continent.
After 30 years with no detected cases of terrestrial animal rabies, rabies has returned to São Paulo state, Brazil.
A video of WRD events in Sierra Leone made by the FAO tells the story of Sierra Leoneans' enormous efforts to fight rabies in their own communities.
