WHO Validates Chile as First South American Country to Eliminate Dog-Transmitted Rabies – WTOP News
Officials said decades of vaccination, surveillance and dog control ended human cases after the last reported infection in 1972.
- On Monday, the World Health Organization announced that Chile has become the first country in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies, following more than five decades of public health prevention and surveillance.
- Extensive vaccination campaigns and community education initiatives have driven the country's success, with Chile recording its last case of dog-to-human rabies in 1972.
- Human rabies cases in the Americas have dropped by more than 98% since 1983, a dramatic decline that contrasts with nearly 60,000 people killed by the virus annually worldwide, according to WHO.
- Celebrating the achievement in Santiago, Chilean Health Minister May Chomali praised the "joint efforts" that led to the result, stating public policy on rabies eradication has yielded the desired results.
- Pan American Health Organization Director Jarbas Barbosa praised Chile for demonstrating "what can be achieved" when countries invest in vaccination and care, while WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this validation reflects decades of sustained commitment to protecting communities.
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WHO validates Chile as first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies – WTOP News
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has become the first country in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies to humans, following more than five decades of public health “prevention and surveillance,” the World Health Organization said Monday. The WHO said the last reported case of dog-to-human rabies occurred in 1972. “This validation reflects decades of commitment...
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WHO validates Chile as first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has become the first country in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies to humans, following more than five decades of public health “prevention and surveillance," the World Health Organization said Monday.
The Ministry of Health received recognition from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) through a certification that validates Chile as the first country in South America to eliminate the transmission of rabies from dogs to humans.
The World Health Organization (WHO) certified Chile as the first country in South America, and second in Latin America, to eliminate the transmission of rabies from dogs to humans. Rabies is a viral disease with a lethality rate of almost 100% once clinical symptoms appear. However, ... Continue reading "New health milestone: Chile is the first country in South America to eradicate rabies transmission"
The last human case occurred in 1972.
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