Dozens of potential exposures to rabies were reported in Peru's Cusco region, but of the 85 suspected of having contact with rabid bats, only three clinical cases have been confirmed at the time of this report. Of these three cases, two victims still survive.
February is National Spay/Neuter Awareness Month in the US, and February 28th is World Spay Day this year.
Tamil Nadu, a state in Southern India with a population of 77.9 million people, could improve upon its current rabies control strategy and reduce its human rabies deaths by 90% if it embraced the One Health concept that links the health of animals to the heath of humans more fully.
WHO Regional Office for South East Asia
Interactive, illustrated educational booklet to prevent dog bites and improve children's interactions with animals.
GARC/Netcare/WHO
Interactive, illustrated educational booklet to prevent dog bites and improve children's interactions with animals. Translation courtesy of Animal Diseases Awareness Campaign.
