Three new papers from GARC authors

In the last two months, GARC staff members published three scientific papers related to the work GARC is doing to combat canine rabies. The first is a historical and current review of canine rabies epidemiology, and the others describe in more detail two facets of GARC’s work on rabies elimination and control.

The first paper, “Global epidemiology of canine rabies: past, present, and future prospects” by Louise Taylor and Louis Nel  is a review that summarises the impact that canine rabies has and continues to have on public health globally, the recent progress in its control of and the possibilities for its elimination. It was published in Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports, 2015(6): 361-371.

Another paper, “The Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON): A unified approach to eliminating canine rabies in Africa,” by Terence Scott and colleagues in the GARC South Africa group describes in detail a new initiative to coordinate rabies control efforts across the African continent. It reports on the approaches taken to support countries as they move towards elimination and is published in Antiviral Research, 2015; DOI:10.1016.

Finally, “Global partnerships are critical to advance the control of Neglected Zoonotic Diseases: The case of the Global Alliance for Rabies Control” by Louis Nel and others summarises the aims and approaches of the work of GARC and the Partners for Rabies Prevention over the past 8 years. It was published in Acta Tropica, 2015; DOI:10.1016.