Comments on: This week in medicine http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/225 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:40:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: ROBERT E. DEDMON, MD MPH FACP http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/225#comment-174 ROBERT E. DEDMON, MD MPH FACP Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:57:20 +0000 http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/225#comment-174 WORLD RABIES DAY(WRD) 28SEPTEMBER2008: www.worldrabesday.org WRD 2008 is again sponsored by the WHO, US CDC, the Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC www. rabiescontrol.net ), PAHO, and other national and regional organizations, veterinary societies and schools. The purpose is to educate and raise the level of awareness for both the public and health professionals globally. During the 2007 campaign over 54 million people were reached, 400,000 people in 74 countries participated, and about 600,000 animal vaccinations were administered. About 55,000 rabies deaths occur annually, mostly in Africa and Asia, and about half of the deaths are in children <15 years of age. Modern cell culture vaccines and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) are in short supply or not available where they are needed most. RABIES HAS THE HIGHEST CASE FATALITY RATE OF ANY INFECTIOUS DISEASE-VIRTUALLY 100%. Support is needed: volunteers, donors, organizers of animal vaccination clinics are all crucial to the continuing succes of this effort to 'Make Rabies History'. Further infomration is available on the WRD web site. WWW.WORLDRABIESDAY.ORG ROBERT E. DEDMON, MD MPH FACP FACOEM, DRBOBRED@AOL.COM WORLD RABIES DAY(WRD) 28SEPTEMBER2008: http://www.worldrabesday.org
WRD 2008 is again sponsored by the WHO, US CDC, the Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC http://www. rabiescontrol.net ), PAHO, and other national and regional organizations, veterinary societies and schools. The purpose is to educate and raise the level of awareness for both the public and health professionals globally.

During the 2007 campaign over 54 million people were reached, 400,000 people in 74 countries participated, and about 600,000 animal vaccinations were administered.

About 55,000 rabies deaths occur annually, mostly in Africa and Asia, and about half of the deaths are in children <15 years of age. Modern cell culture vaccines and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) are in short supply or not available where they are needed most. RABIES HAS THE HIGHEST CASE FATALITY RATE OF ANY INFECTIOUS DISEASE-VIRTUALLY 100%.

Support is needed: volunteers, donors, organizers of animal vaccination clinics are all crucial to the continuing succes of this effort to ‘Make Rabies History’. Further infomration is available on the WRD web site. http://WWW.WORLDRABIESDAY.ORG

ROBERT E. DEDMON, MD MPH FACP FACOEM, DRBOBRED@AOL.COM

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