Protecting Australia from rabies

Protecting Australia from rabies

Australia is one of the few countries in the world that remains free of rabies. If rabies became established in Australia, the toll on human and animal health would be profound and the cost of response and elimination immense. At least 60,000 people die from rabies each year, with the majority of these deaths occurring in Africa and Asia. Over 99% of these cases are caused by bites from infected dogs. Vaccination of dogs is the proven way of pre…

Every year around 60,000 people die of rabies after dog bites. The newly approved vaccination is now supposed to bring the breakthrough against one of the most terrible diseases.