Rabies Elimination: Is It Feasible without Considering Wildlife?

Rabies is a vaccine-preventable fatal viral disease that is zoonotic in nature. In this article, we provide a justification why the agreement of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and Global Alliance for R...

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Published in:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Main Authors: Krishna Prasad Acharya, Rakesh Chand, Falk Huettmann, Tirth Raj Ghimire
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5942693
https://doaj.org/article/69f7fdd72f3843bc8797b6bda91e2400
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Summary:Rabies is a vaccine-preventable fatal viral disease that is zoonotic in nature. In this article, we provide a justification why the agreement of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) on The Global Strategic Plan to End Human Deaths from Dog-mediated Rabies by 2030 should also include a more holistic approach and ecologic views.